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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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's a bit early to throw in the towel& you've only just started the job.
  现在放弃为时尚早&你才刚刚开始这项工作。
• Did you really think I was just gonna throw in the towel?
  你认为我真的就此放弃吗？
• Remember that it was in the years following the 1987 Black Monday crash that Japanese assets went from being expensive to absurdly overvalued and the Nikkei's dizzy rise to 39,000 forced the bears to throw in the towel.
  记得在1987年黑色星期一股灾过后的几年里，日本的资产价格从昂贵发展到高得离谱，日经指数令人眩晕地飙升至39000点，令看空者大跌眼镜。
• 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。
• When you throw in the towel, you admit defeat.
  当你把毛巾扔下，你就是承认输了。
• 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。