forsake

forsake
(past forsook ; past participle forsaken )
  1. [with obj.](chiefly poetic/literary)abandon (someone or something)
    (主诗/文)抛弃,遗弃(人,物)
    he would never forsake Tara.
    他永远不会抛弃塔拉。
    ■renounce or give up (something valued or pleasant)
    拒绝;放弃(有价值或愉快的事)
    I won't forsake my vegetarian principles.
    我不会放弃素食原则。
派生
forsakenness
noun
forsaker
noun
语源
  1. Old English forsacan 'renounce, refuse', of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch verzaken, and ultimately to for- and sake
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