今天来一组词汇辨析^_^
abandon,desert,forsake这三个动词的一般含义是“丢弃”。
abondon 的确切含义是失去控制，或丧失了占有的能力，或“放弃”某物而不准备再要了。
and since most medical men in the Health Services are overworked and have little time for offering time-consuming and littleappreciated advice on such subjects as diet, right living, and the need for abandoning bad habits, …。
…因为卫生部门多数医务工作者都过度疲劳，他们几乎没有时间提供诸如食谱、正确的起居和克服坏习惯的必要性等方面的既费时间又不被赏识的意见…。
desert 的确切含义是“过去占有过”或“过去是伙伴”。狭义地讲，这个词指“抛弃自己的义务”。
a deserted village
空无一人的村庄
a deserted street at night
夜里无人的大街
the deserted wife and children
被遗弃的妻子儿女
As he hated army life, he decide to desert his regiment.
因为他嫌恶军队生活，所以他决心背弃自己所在的那个团。
Few things could be more impressive than the peace that descends on deserted city streets at week-ends when the thousands that travel to work every day are tucked away in their homes in the country.
每当周末，那些天天远道赶来上班的数千人们，又躲进乡下自己的家里。此刻有一种宁静的气氛笼罩着那无人的大街。它给人们的感受是无与伦比的。
forsake 通常表示与某人或某物脱离联系。
to forsake one's former belief
放弃过去的信仰
to forsake one's old friend
背离老朋友
He was forsaken smoking for years.
他戒烟已有多年了。
