1·They gave up without a fight.
他们不战而降。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·My car finally gave up the ghost.
我的汽车终于报废了。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·He gave up the crutch of alcohol.
他不再依赖酒精。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·He gave up the struggle in despair.
他绝望地放弃了斗争。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·She gave up teaching three years ago.
三年前，她放弃了教学工作。
—— 《牛津词典》
6·It would be a great pity if you gave up now.
你要是现在放弃，那就太可惜了。
—— 《牛津词典》
7·I used to smoke but I gave up two years ago.
我过去抽烟，但两年前就戒了。
—— 《牛津词典》
8·We never did discover why she gave up her job.
我们一直弄不清楚她为什么辞职。
—— 《牛津词典》
9·She gave up smoking for the sake of her health.
为保持身体健康，她戒了烟。
—— 《牛津词典》
10·She gave up her job to join her husband's campaign.
她辞了工作以参加丈夫的竞选活动。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》