在英语中，"give up" 或 "give in" 通常用来表示放弃。这两个短语都来源于中世纪英语，最初是用来描述放弃对某些东西的所有权或权利的意思。

例句：

I was ready to give up on my dream of becoming a writer, but then I received some encouraging feedback on my writing and decided to keep going.

我准备放弃我成为作家的梦想，但后来我收到了一些鼓舞人心的写作反馈，决定继续努力。

After trying for hours to solve the puzzle, I was about to give in and ask for help, but then I finally figured it out on my own.

在花了数小时试图解决这个谜题后，我准备放弃并寻求帮助，但后来我终于独立解决了它。

I knew it would be difficult, but I didn't expect to feel pke giving up so quickly.

我知道这会很困难，但我没想到会这么快就想放弃了。