forsake
v
(pt forsook , pp forsaken ) [Tn]
1 (fml 文) give (sth) up; renounce 抛弃, 放弃(某事物)
forsake one's former habits 抛弃旧习惯.
2 leave (sb), esp when one should be helping him; abandon or desert 离开(某人)(尤指应予帮助时); 遗弃; 舍弃
forsake one's family and friends 舍弃家人和朋友
a dreary forsaken beach in winter 冬季人迹罕至的海滨.
Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.