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BOOK 3 LESSON 4 abandon [???????] v. 1.to leave sb, especially sb you are responsible for, with no intention of returning 离弃；遗弃；抛弃:The baby had been abandoned by its mother. 2.to leave a thing or place, especially because it is impossible or dangerous to stay 不得已而放弃;舍弃: Snow forced many drivers to abandon their vehicles. 3.to stop supporting or helping sb, to stop believing in sth 停止；放弃:The country abandoned its political leaders after the war. 4.to stop doing sth, especially before it is finished, to stop having sth because of rain 中止；放弃；不再有:They had to abandon the match because of rain. 5.to feel an emotion so strongly that you can feel nothing else 陷入；沉湎于（某种感情）:He abandoned himself to despair. n.[u] an uncontrolled way of behaving that shows that sb does not care what other people think 放纵；放任: He signed cheques with careless abandon. [典型考题] The student______his research for lack of fund. A.deserted B canceled C.abandoned D quitted [试题分析] 本题是近义词辨析题 [试题解析] 答案是：C 句意：这位科学家英资金不足而放弃了研究。 abandon 指放弃，相当于give up。 [词义辨析] desert和abandon都是指抛弃，遗弃某人，但desert不用于放弃计划，打算，研究等；quit指停止或放弃信仰，行动，工作等，如 quit smoking 停止吸烟，quit the job 辞职；cancel指取消原定的计划和安排。 [常用词组] abandon oneself to 沉溺于，纵情于 alarm [??????] n.1. waning of danger 警报:She decided to sound the alarm. 2.alarm clock 闹钟: I set the alarm clock for 7 o’clock. 3.fear and excitement cause by the expectation of danger 惊慌；恐慌: ‘What have you done?’Ellie cried in alarm..v. give a warning of danger 警告；恐慌: the captain knew there was an engine fault but didn’t want to alarm the passengers. [词形变换] alarming adj.惊人的，吓人的；alarmingly adv 惊人的；alarmist n.大惊小怪者，有神经质的人。 [常用词组] alarm clock 闹钟 false alarm 虚惊 barbed-wire [?????????] n.[u] stong wire with short sharp points on it, used especially for fences 带刺铁丝网（尤用做围栏）:a barbed-wire fence bear [???] v. (bore, borne) 1.to be able to accept and deal with sth unpleasant 承受；忍耐: The pain was almost more than he could bear. 2.to not be suitable fo