Desertion

(noun.) withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; 'his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless'.

手打:利奥波德

• The shame, desertion, wretchedness, and exposure of the great capital; the wet, the cold, the slow hours, and the swift clouds of the dismal night. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• A great naval battle at Actium (31 B.C.) was decided by the unexpected desertion of Cleopatra with sixty ships in the midst of the fight. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• She did not want exposure to be added to desertion. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• The little girl whom Adrian had rescued from utter desertion, during our ride through London on the twentieth of November, died at Auxerre. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• An unnatural silence and desertion reigned there. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• Once--but once--she noticed the desertion, and holding out her white hand, and speaking softly, tried to coax him back. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Fresh lamentations from Louisa, and deeper affliction on Mr. Gradgrind's part, followed this desertion of them by their last friend. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• Sir Percival's angry commentary on his friend's desertion of him had not produced the slightest effect. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Mrs. Gardiner then rallied her niece on Wickham's desertion, and complimented her on bearing it so well. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• I replied-- There is no dishonour, no breach of promise, no desertion in the case. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• The people had grown tired of the war, and desertions from the Confederate army were much more numerous than the voluntary accessions. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.

编辑:珀西