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

• Or, if things are really bad, they may say they have to throw in the towel.
  或者，如果事情真的很糟糕，他们可能会说要认输了。
• 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。
• You're ready to throw in the towel and I'm telling you.
  你准备认输，我告诉你。
• Isn't it too early to throw in the towel? We may still be able to finish it in time.
  现在就放弃，不是太早了么？我们或者还可以及时做完这件事的。
• But what happens when a week goes by and you don't receive an offer? Should you sit by the phone and wait or throw in the towel?
  但是当一个礼拜过去后你还没有收到通知呢？你要守候在电话旁边还是认输放弃呢？
• 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。
• I confess there was more than one moment in 1981 when I felt ready to throw in the towel.
  我坦率承认，在1981年，我不止一次感到要认输了。
• 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。
• When you throw in the towel, you admit defeat.
  当你把毛巾扔下，你就是承认输了。
• Are there any telltale signs you should be looking for when trying to decide if you throw in the towel?
  当你在决定是否要放弃的时候，你是不是应该寻找一些迹象呢？