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

Most businesses do not throw in the towel.
大多数企业没有认输。
When you throw in the towel, you admit defeat.
当你把毛巾扔下，你就是承认输了。
Did you really think I was just gonna throw in the towel?
你认为我真的就此放弃吗？
"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。
When they found out he was receiving bribes, the senator knew it was time to throw in the towel.
当他们发现他收受贿赂时，那参议员明白收场的时候到了。
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。
I refuse to throw in the towel because conditions will change.
我拒绝放弃，因为情况会变化。
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？
It needs a little more patience. don't throw in the towel.
别放弃，这需要多一点耐心。
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。