throw in the towel 详细解释

throw in the towel

认输, 放弃

英英释义

动词 throw in the towel:

give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

同义词:drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, quit, chuck up the sponge

补充

throw in the towelthrow in the towel1.认输He vowed he would never throw in the towel.他发誓决不认输。

例句

1. I threw in the towel a long time ago.我早就放弃不干了。 2. "He couldn't seem to win, but he wasn't ready to throw in the towel."他似乎赢不了,但是并不准备认输。