throw up the sponge

短语

认输, 放弃不干

发音

AU

词形变化

threw up the sponge throwing up the sponge thrown up the sponge throws up the sponge 三单 throws up the sponge throwing up the sponge 现在分词 threw up the sponge 过去式 thrown up the sponge 过去式 thrown up the sponge 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To give up a contest; to acknowledge defeat; to throw in the towel.

    古体 习语 不及物 俚语

词源

From a custom of the boxing ring, the person employed to sponge a pugilist between rounds throwing his sponge in the air in token of defeat.

来源：wiktionary