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

Are there any telltale signs you should be looking for when trying to decide if you throw in the towel?
当你在决定是否要放弃的时候，你是不是应该寻找一些迹象呢？
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。
You're ready to throw in the towel and I'm telling you.
你准备认输，我告诉你。
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。
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。
Small businesses, which have fewer financial and operational resources to withstand economic convulsions, are also unwilling to throw in the towel.
在财务和运营方面抵御经济动荡的资源相对较少的小型企业，也都不愿意认输。
When you throw in the towel, you admit defeat.
当你把毛巾扔下，你就是承认输了。
When it's time to throw in the towel.
什么时候是到该认输啦。
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。
Most businesses do not throw in the towel.
大多数企业没有认输。