give up; give in區分

give up 與give in 都有“放棄，讓步”之意，但give up 指行為者碰到某種困難或原因而自己主動放棄；give in指行為者屈於某種壓力而被迫按別人的要求去做，側重於屈服。give up可作vt., 後接名詞或動名詞作賓語；而give in只作vi. ,後不接賓語。如：

They decided to give up their plan. 他們決定放棄計劃了。

What a heavy smoker you are! Give up smoking and take more care of yourself !你個煙鬼，把煙戒了，多關心一下自己吧！

His mother gave in and bought him a new bike. 他母親拗不過他，只得給他買了一輛新自行車。