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

• 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。
• Those are the inevitable questions prompted by the news this week that BlackBerry is ready to throw in the towel.
  以上是最近黑莓（BlackBerry）准备认输的新闻传出后不可避免会引发的疑问。
• I refuse to throw in the towel because conditions will change.
  我拒绝放弃，因为情况会变化。
• However, a financially happy person knows that life happens and they don't quickly throw in the towel.
  不过他们知道生活多起伏，不会马上认输的。
• 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。
• 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。
• "You don't throw in the towel at the first sign of trouble," he says.
  “你不要在麻烦的第一个征兆出现时扔毛巾，”他说。
• 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。
• The Campbells decided to throw in the towel.
  坎培尔夫妇决定放弃。
• It needs a little more patience. don't throw in the towel.
  别放弃，这需要多一点耐心。