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 needs a little more patience. don't throw in the towel.
  别放弃，这需要多一点耐心。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• So, why is it so hard to throw in the towel, even when on some level you know you should?
  那么，为什么人们很难主动放弃或者认输，哪怕自己心里已经感到力有不逮？
• 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。
• Small businesses, which have fewer financial and operational resources to withstand economic convulsions, are also unwilling to throw in the towel.
  在财务和运营方面抵御经济动荡的资源相对较少的小型企业，也都不愿意认输。
• "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。
• When you throw in the towel, you admit defeat.
  当你把毛巾扔下，你就是承认输了。
• 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。