abandon oneself be backward and have no urge to make progress acting violently and throwing oneself away be resigned to one´s backwardness
Those who abandon themselves to despair can not succeed.
那些自暴自弃的人无法成功。
—— 辞典例句We must stop Larry from giving himself up.
我们一定阻止莱瑞,不让他自暴自弃。
—— 辞典例句To me it was his broken spirit that expressed itself, and I rebelled against his renunciation.
这一番话听着象是他意志消沉的自白, 我不同意他这种自暴自弃的态度。
—— 辞典例句She became so desperate that we feared for her sanity.
她变得如此自暴自弃,使我们担心她的神智。
—— 给力词典精选He gave himself up to despair.
他自暴自弃起来。
—— 给力词典精选