forgo

英 [fɔːˈɡəʊ]

美 [fɔːrˈɡoʊ]

v.  放弃，弃绝(想做的事或想得之物)

现在分词：forgoing　过去式：forwent　第三人称单数：forgoes　过去分词：forgone　

GREIELTSTEM8

BNC.18571 / COCA.12568

牛津词典

verb

• 放弃，弃绝（想做的事或想得之物）
  to decide not to have or do sth that you would like to have or do
  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。

柯林斯词典

• → see:forego

英英释义

verb

• lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
  1. you've forfeited your right to name your successor
  2. forfeited property
  Synonym:forfeitgive upthrow overboardwaiveforego
• do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  1. We are dispensing with formalities
  2. relinquish the old ideas
  Synonym:waiverelinquishforegoforesweardispense with
• be earlier in time
  1. Stone tools precede bronze tools
  Synonym:predateprecedeforegoantecedeantedate

双语例句

• I shall be happy to forgo his company.
  我将乐于放弃跟他作伴。
• I'll forgo those trendy browsers and examine how to connect, download, upload, transfer, and communicate entirely from the command line.
  我将放弃那些新潮的浏览器，研究如何在命令行中进行连接、下载、上传、传输和通信。
• But the Spanish rule will not allow local publishers to forgo such payments.
  但西班牙的法规并不允许出版商放弃收费。
• The board members have decided to forgo any salary increase.
  董事会成员决定放弃加薪。
• Rats and monkeys had been found to forgo food to avoid delivering electric shocks to relatives.
  科学家发现，老鼠和猴子会放弃食物，以防自己受到电击而危害同伴。
• Do not one repulse forgo the purpose that you resolved to effort!
  不要因为一次挫败就放弃你原来的决心向达到的目的！
• Forget the bonus Mr Mack will forgo.
  但这跟他将要放弃的那笔奖金无关。
• And we could lose a generation of potential, as more young Americans are forced to forgo college dreams or the chance to train for the jobs of the future.
  更多的年轻人将被迫放弃大学梦和未来工作的培训机会，我们可能会因此失去极具潜力的一代人。
• Keep a promise, Find the time, Forgo a grudge.
  信守诺言，腾出时间，放弃怨恨。
• At16, I decided to forgo a high school education and instead I pursued my GED.
  在我十六岁时，我决定放弃高中教育而用普通教育水平来取代。