The archaeologists had to abandon the excavation site when the river began to flood the valley.
当河流开始淹没山谷时，考古学家不得不放弃发掘现场。
Which choice best defines “abandon”?
C — To leave behind. “abandon” means to leave behind.
Which word means “to leave behind”?
C — abandon. “abandon” means to leave behind.
abandon — to leave behind. In Chinese: 遗弃，放弃.
abandon is pronounced /əˈbændən/.
The archaeologists had to abandon the excavation site when the river began to flood the valley. (当河流开始淹没山谷时，考古学家不得不放弃发掘现场。)
desert, forsake, relinquish — all close in meaning to abandon (to leave behind).
keep, retain — each the opposite of abandon (to leave behind).
Yes. abandon is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
ban=prohibit，ab=leave.