Putting it bluntly, do you think Robert has thrown in the towel prematurely?

坦率地说 Robert就这样认输是不是太草率了？

Come here. -We are not throwing in the towel over a minor mishap.

到这边来。-我们不能因为一点小问题而半途而废。

They will include idioms, sayings, phrasal verbs, so brush up on your idiomatic expressions, don't " throw in the towel" , and you will " sail through" the exam with " flying colours" .

它们包括习语、谚语、动词短语，所以复习一下你的惯用表达方式，不要“认输”，你就能“一帆风顺”地通过考试。

But which sport does the idiom 'throw in the towel' come from?

但是“throw in the towel”这个习语源自哪项运动？

Battle-hardened short-sellers, including Andrew Left of Citron, a research firm, threw in the towel.

包括香橼研究公司的安德鲁·莱福在内的很多久沙场的做空者都认输了。

But I'm not gonna throw in the towel.

但是我不会就这样放弃。

Do I say " Stop what? " Or just throw in the towel?

我是应该说" 我没闹" ? 还是可以不用再装了?

I've tried my best but this job is just too hard – I'm afraid I'm going to have to throw in the towel and quit.

我已尽了全力了，不过这份工作太难了——我恐怕要认输退出了。

It's when you're feeling like you're fatigued, when you're at that choice point, are you going to throw in the towel or are you going to keep going?

当你感到疲惫时，当你处于选择点时，你是要认输还是进？

CEOs may be approaching their peak, not past it, at the time they are required to throw in the towel.

CEO们在被要求辞职的时候，可能正接近他们的巅峰，而不是已过了巅峰。

I kind of decided to throw in the towel for this Christmas, and I headed up to Rowley's house.

我对今年圣诞节不抱希望了，便到罗利家去。

And then you say, " I guess I'm just not a natural swimmer" and literally throw in the towel.

然后你说，“我想我不是天生的游泳健将”，然后就真的放弃了。

It was impossible to talk some sense into the old man, so I threw in the towel.

要跟这老头讲道理是不可能的，所以我认输了。

Yes, in my question I asked which sport gave birth to the phrase 'throw in the towel', and Sam's answer was correct! Well done!

是的，我刚才问了是哪种运动产生了“throw in the towel”这个短语，萨姆的回答是正确的！做得好！

This is The English We Speak, and Neil's mentioned he's 'throwing in the towel' which means he's 'admitting defeat' – giving up on doing his washing. You can't cope can you Neil?

这里BBC地道英语 ，刚刚尼尔说他要" throwing in the towel" ，这表示他要放弃，再也不想干了。你搞不定了，是吗，尼尔？

Some 700,000 hospitality workers threw in the towel on average each month in the past year.

在过去的一年中，平均每个月约有70万名酒店员工甩手辞职。

That is a long time to maintain aeroplanes, so some airlines have thrown in the towel.

维护这些飞机的时间太长了，所以一些航空公司放弃了。

Ah, yes, in my question I asked which sport gave birth to the phrase 'throw in the towel', and Sam's answer was correct!

啊，是的，在我的问题中，我问哪项运动造就了“throw in the towel”这个短语，萨姆的回答是正确的！

I've been trying to learn Korean for years but I'm not making any progress so I guess it's time to throw in the towel.

我已学了好几年韩语了，但没任何进展，我猜我是要放弃了。

Many well-known idioms come from the world of sport, for example 'throw in the towel' which means 'give up', or 'surrender'.

许多著名的习语都来自体育界，比如意思为放弃，或者投降的“throw in the towel”。