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forgo

英[fɔː'ɡəʊ] 美[fɔːr'ɡoʊ]
  • vt. 放弃;弃绝;对...断念
forgoer
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详细释义

Verb:
  1. do without or cease to hold or adhere to;

    "We are dispensing with formalities"
    "relinquish the old ideas"

  2. be earlier in time; go back further;

    "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

  3. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime;

    "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"
    "forfeited property"

双语例句

1. No one was prepared to forgo their lunch hour to attend the meeting.
谁都不愿意放弃午餐时间出席会议。

来自《权威词典》

2. Time to prepare was a luxuary he would have to forgo.
因为时间不够,他不得不放弃做准备工作.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. She would willingly forgo a birthday treat if only her warring parents would declare a truce.
只要她的父母停止争吵,她愿意放弃生日宴请.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Many skiers are happy to forgo a summer vacation to go skiing.
许多滑雪者乐于放弃暑假去滑雪。

来自辞典例句

5. She decided to forgo dessert for a few days.
她决定几天不吃甜点心.

来自辞典例句

    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. The workers agreed to forgo a pay increase for the sake of greater job security.
      工人们为了工作更保险,同意放弃增加工资的要求。
    2. We'll have to forgo our rest hour to gather in the wheat before the storm begins.
      为了在风暴来到之前收完小麦,我们就只好放弃休息的时间了。
    3. Time to prepare was a luxuary he would have to forgo.
      因为时间不够,他不得不放弃做准备工作。
    4. She decided to forgo dessert for a few days.
      她决定几天不吃甜点心。

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