chuck up the sponge

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〈非正〉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 inthrow in the towelquit

双语例句

• Why did you chuck up the sponge when you were so near to winning?
  你为什么在就要胜利的时候认输呢？