throw in the towel

短语
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词形变化

threw in the towel throwing in the towel thrown in the towel throws in the towel 三单 throws in the towel throwing in the towel 现在分词 threw in the towel 过去式 thrown in the towel 过去式 thrown in the towel 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To quit; to give up.

    习语

    If their restaurant can't get business even on Mother's Day, it might be time for them to throw in the towel.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 6

quit drop out fall by the wayside give up chuck up the sponge throw in

上位词 8

stop break quit cease discontinue break off give up lay off

词源

From the traditional signal from a boxer's support staff of throwing such an item into a boxing ring to indicate that the contestant cannot continue the match and is forfeiting to the opponent.

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