throw in the towel

英 [θrəʊ ɪn ðə ˈtaʊəl]

美 [θroʊ ɪn ðə ˈtaʊəl]

承认失败;认输

英英释义

verb

• give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope
  1. In the second round, the challenger gave up
  Synonym:drop outgive upfall by the waysidedrop by the waysidethrow inquitchuck up the sponge

双语例句

• It is easy to throw in the towel when faced with a barrage of bad news.
  面对接二连三的坏消息，人们很容易举起白旗。
• Every successful person has faced many fears, made many mistakes, and wanted to throw in the towel countless times.
  每一位成功者都面临过无数的恐惧，犯过许多的错误，有过很多时候想认输。
• I refuse to throw in the towel because conditions will change.
  我拒绝放弃，因为情况会变化。
• Sandy is in last place throughout the marathon but shen doesn't throw in the towel and keeps running.
  珊蒂在整场马拉松比赛中一直位居最后，但她不认输继续跑着。
• When it's time to throw in the towel.
  什么时候是到该认输啦。
• It needs a little more patience. don't throw in the towel.
  别放弃，这需要多一点耐心。
• We're never going to persuade them so we might as well throw in the towel now.
  我们决不会说服他们，因此我们不妨现在就认输。
• It "s time we got this straight. I know it" s killing you inside, but you might as well throw in the towel.
  是时候打开天窗说亮话了。我知道这会让你很痛苦，但你还是认输吧。
• Word expert Charles Funk says an eighteen seventy-four publication called the Slang Dictionary explains throwing in the towel.
  词汇专家查尔斯·芬克说，一本1874年出版的俚语词典解释了throwinthetowel这句短语。
• Now comes word that some of its dealers are ready to throw in the towel.
  现在有传言说，部分萨博的经销商已经打算洗手不干了。