考研英语高频词汇
abandon /əˈbændən/
考研真题共出现19次
vt.放弃；抛弃
n.放任
短语搭配：abandon oneself to (sth.) 听任，陷于，沉溺于
真题例句1:The most successful monarchies strive to abandon or hide their old aristocratic ways. （2015年英语一text1P5）
真题翻译1：最受欢迎的王室家族都在势力摆脱或隐藏旧有贵族习气。
真题例句2：A lateral move that hurt my pride and blocked my professional progress prompted me to abandon my relatively high profile career although, in the manner of a disgraced government minister, I covered my exit by claiming “I wanted to spend more time with my family”.（2001年text5P1）
真题翻译2：一次伤害我自尊、阻断我事业发展的平级人事调动，促使我放弃了我那相对备受瞩目的职业，然而，我却以一种失势政府大臣的方式宣称，“我想多陪陪家人”，以此掩饰我辞职的原因。
真题例句3：I have discovered, as perhaps Kelsey will after her much-publicized resignation from the editorship of She after a build-up of stress, that abandoning the doctrine of “juggling your life,” and making the alternative move into “downshifting” brings with it far greater rewards than financial success and social status.（2001年text5P3）
真题翻译3：我已经意识到，放弃“忙忙碌碌的生活”教条，转而选择“放慢生活节奏”这一非传统做法所带来的回报，远远超过财务上的成功和社会地位，这一点，凯尔茜在因累积的重负而做出引发外界广泛关注之举—辞去《她》杂志编辑一职—之后可能也会领悟。
