1.abandon vt 离弃,丢弃,放弃;
The pretty woman abandoned her husband and went away with all their money;
abandon oneself to 沉溺于;
with bandon 1.放任的,放纵的;2.纵情的

abandon,desert,quit
abandon指因外界压力或影响彻底舍弃所感兴趣的事物或人;desert指违背誓言或法定义务,含贬义;quit指突然放弃某份工作、习惯和作法,常指“停止”。

2.ability n.[能力,本领],[才能,才智]

e.g. Now,a momentous queston scientists face is how to use man’s growing ability to genetically alter DNA.现在,科学家面临的一个重要问题是如何利用人类不断增长的能力来从基因方面改组脱氧核糖核酸。

to the best of one’s ability,尽自己最大的努力

ability,capability,capacity

ability为普通用词,尤指做事的智力或体力,后面通常接不定式;capability也指智力和体力方面的“能力”,但既可用于人,也可用于物,且后面常接of或for;capacity主要指收容和生产的能力,也可指人内在的潜力,后面可接不定式of或for.

He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable (A)

A.ability B.future C.possibility D.opportunity

[译文]不久,他就得到了提升,因为他的上司们认识到他的能力很强