forgo
美[fɔːr'ɡoʊ] 英[fɔː'ɡəʊ]
vt. 放弃;弃绝;对...断念
英英释义
Verb- do without or cease to hold or adhere to;
"We are dispensing with formalities" "relinquish the old ideas"
- be earlier in time; go back further;
"Stone tools precede bronze tools"
- 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"
例句
用作及物动词(vt.)- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- She decided to forgo dessert for a few days.她决定几天不吃甜点心。