But mainstream science has practically given up但實際上,主流科學界已放棄
give up:放棄
She doesn't give up easily.
她做任何事都不輕易放棄。
常用短語:
give up for lost認定(某人)己無生還的希望,認為某事己沒有希望
Just as it had been given up for lost,the book was found.
正當大家認為書已丟失時,這本書卻被找到了。
give oneself up to向 ... 自首
He decided to give himself up to the police.
他決定向警方自首。
because you might think it's gonna fall down,因為你認為建筑物會倒塌
fall down:跌倒;倒塌
The worker fell down from the scaffold.
那個工人從腳手架掉了下來。
You must watch your step so as not to fall down.
你必須留心腳下才不會跌下去。