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

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。
Did you really think I was just gonna throw in the towel?
你认为我真的就此放弃吗？
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。
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。
When you throw in the towel, you admit defeat.
当你把毛巾扔下，你就是承认输了。
You're ready to throw in the towel and I'm telling you.
你准备认输，我告诉你。
Most businesses do not throw in the towel.
大多数企业没有认输。
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。
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。
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？