throw up the sponge

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To give up a contest; to acknowledge defeat; to throw in the towel. archaic,idiomatic,intransitive,slang
    — But he was too brave a man to throw up the sponge to fate, and had work to do yet.

词形变化

throws up the sponge present,singular,third-person throwing up the sponge participle,present threw up the sponge past thrown up the sponge participle,past

词源

From a custom of the boxing ring, the person employed to sponge a pugilist between rounds throwing his sponge in the air in token of defeat.
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