让给; 委托 entrust (sth/sb) to (sb/sth)
resign oneself to sth/v-ing
We must resign ourselves to circumstances.
我们必须顺应环境。
She resigned herself entirely to his will.
她完全顺从他的意愿。
You shouldn't resign yourself to your fate.
你不要听天由命。
You must resign yourself to waiting a bit longer.
你只好耐心多等一会儿了。
Finding no lodging,I resigned myself to passing the night under the stars.
我找不到住宿的地方,只好在露天里过夜。
When Joan's father explained that he couldn't afford to buy her a new bicycle, she finally resigned herself to riding the old one.
琼的父亲说买不起新的自行车给她时,她也只好作罢,还骑那辆旧的。
We should not be resigned to a state of lagging behind.
我们不应安于落后。
resign sb/sth to sb/sth
She resigned her seat to an old man.
她把座位让给一位老人。
I resign my children to your care.
我把我的孩子委托你照料。
The mother was unwilling to resign the child to the care of her relatives.
那母亲不愿意把自己的孩子交给亲戚照看。