The young man decided to abandon his present job for some work which can make a fast buck.

A. for   B. to

(1)abandon A for B 意思为放弃/停止A而从事B/或者为B放弃A

She abandoned law for the fine arts.

她放弃法律而改学美术。

In his early days he abandoned medicine for literature.

他早年弃医从文。

She abandoned paganism for Christianity.

她放弃异教而改信基督教。

He abandoned the pen for the sword.

他投笔从戎。

Contemplation was abandoned for action.

停止思考,起而行动。

(2)abandon A to B 使A全然陷入B.使A任B摆布

We won't abandon her to the mercy of the criminal.

我们不会弃她不顾而听任罪犯摆布。

They abandoned the city to the conqueror.

他们把那个城市丢弃给征服者。

They had to abandon their lands and property to the invading forces.

他们不得不放弃土地和财产,让侵略军占领。

The affairs of the nation have been abandoned to dishonest politicians.

治国大权已落入诡诈的政客手中。

The study showed a deep fear among the elderly of being abandoned to the care of strangers.

研究表明,老人十分害怕被丢给陌生人照管。

He abandoned his daughter to her fate.

他遗弃了女儿,任其受命运摆布。

They abandoned us to our fate.

他们撒手不管,让我们听天由命。

He abandoned it to its fate.

对此事他无可奈何,只得听其自然。

He abandoned everyone else to their fate and fled to safety.

他不管他人死活,独自逃生。

(3)abandon A to B 使A放纵于/沉溺于某事

Don't abandon yourself to despair.

不要悲观失望。

He abandoned himself to despair.

他陷入绝望。

He abandoned himself to excessive grief.

他陷入过度的哀伤之中。

After her mother died, she abandoned herself to grief.

母亲死后,她沉浸于悲痛之中。

The rich man abandoned himself to pleasures.

这个有钱人沉溺于寻欢作乐。

Do not abandon yourself to pleasures.

不可一味享乐。

The young man abandoned himself to dissipation.

这个年轻人过着放荡的生活.

They abandoned themselves to intemperance.

他们饮酒无度。

She abandoned herself to the serene landscape.

她沉浸在宁静的景色之中。

You should not abandon yourself to eating and drinking.

你不应该过于贪图吃喝。

The sailors abandoned themselves to drinking.

水手们纵情饮酒。