throw in the towel

美 [θroʊ ɪn ðə ˈtaʊəl]英 [θrəʊ ɪn ðə ˈtaʊəl]
  • 承认失败;认输
throw in the towelthrow in the towel

verb

1
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope;admit defeat
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

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  1. it might be the time to throw in the towel with the person .

    那么也许是时候放弃这个人了。

  2. When it 's time to throw in the towel .

    什么时候是到该认输啦。

  3. I refuse to throw in the towel because conditions will change .

    我拒绝放弃,因为情况会变化。

  4. Did you really think I was just gonna throw in the towel ?

    你认为我真的就此放弃吗?

  5. I 'm not ready yet to throw in the towel .

    我还没准备放弃。

  6. if we throw in the towel , it means there 's something wrong with us .

    如果我们辞职,那么就意味着自己有些地方不对劲了。

  7. It needs a little more patience . don 't throw in the towel .

    别放弃,这需要多一点耐心。

  8. 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。

  9. Sometimes a business that is up against it will have to throw in the towel .

    有时经济困难的行业不得不认输。

  10. 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。

  11. " 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。

  12. When you throw in the towel , you admit defeat .

    当你把毛巾扔下,你就是承认输了。

  13. Disappointed holders of the Chinese operator might be tempted to throw in the towel .

    失望的股东们也许会忍不住想放弃。

  14. Most businesses do not throw in the towel .

    大多数企业没有认输。

  15. You 're ready to throw in the towel and I 'm telling you .

    你准备认输,我告诉你。

  16. Isn 't it too early to throw in the towel ? We may still be able to finish it in time .

    现在就放弃,不是太早了么?我们或者还可以及时做完这件事的。

  17. 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。

  18. My mind keeps wandering and I 'm almost ready to throw in the towel for today .

    脑子总是想着别处,今天差不多就放弃了。

  19. 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。

  20. 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。

  21. 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。

  22. Before you throw in the towel on trying to change careers , consider these six tried-and-true methods .

    别着急!在宣判跳槽计划失败之前,不妨对以下6项策略仔细斟酌一番。实践证明,这6项策略确实屡试不爽。

  23. Don 't beat yourself up , and don 't throw in the towel .

    千万别自己打击自己。也千万不要轻言放弃,承认失败。

  24. 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?

  25. 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。

  26. So , if you work at a laundromat , is it time to throw in the towel ?

    所以,如果你在洗衣店工作,是不是就该投降了?

  27. I confess there was more than one moment in 1981 when I felt ready to throw in the towel .

    我坦率承认,在1981年,我不止一次感到要认输了。

  28. 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。

  29. How hard should a web designer fight for a good design decision before they throw in the towel and let a bad design decision happen ?

    在设计师们认输并采用一个糟糕的设计策略之前,他应该做出多少努力来维护他的良好的设计决策呢?

  30. If it can 't compete with the Cruze , it might as well throw in the towel .

    假如这款科鲁兹还是不具竞争力,通用汽车还不如直接认输。