认输
1. 扔毛巾(认输,放弃):the whole nine yards 整整九码(一举成功,美式足球的攻方一次需推进十码) | throw in the towel 扔毛巾(认输,放弃) | tie the knot 打结(结婚)
2. 拱手认负:use a sledge hammer to crack a nut 杀鸡用牛刀(高射炮打蚊子 | throw in the towel 拱手认负; | bury the hatchet 握手言和;
3. 认输,放弃:the walls have ears 隔墙有耳 | throw in the towel 认输,放弃 | tie the knot 结婚
4. 认输:throw in one's hand 放弃 | throw in the towel 认输 | throw into the shade 逊色
verb
1. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope
admit defeat
e.g. In the second round, the challenger gave up
Synonym: drop out give up fall by the wayside drop by the wayside throw in quit chuck up the sponge