forbear
英 [fɔːˈbeə(r) , ˈfɔːbeə(r)]
美 [fɔːrˈber , ˈfɔːrber]
v. 克制; 自制; 忍住(不说话或不做某事)
n. 祖先
复数:forbears 现在分词:forbearing 第三人称单数:forbears 过去式:forbore 过去分词:forborne
BNC.35523 / COCA.33036
牛津词典
verb
- 克制;自制;忍住(不说话或不做某事)
to stop yourself from saying or doing sth that you could or would like to say or do- He wanted to answer back, but he forbore from doing so.
他想顶嘴,但是忍住了。 - She forbore to ask any further questions.
她克制自己,不再进一步提问。
- He wanted to answer back, but he forbore from doing so.
noun
noun
柯林斯词典
- VERB 忍耐;克制;避免
If youforbeartodo something, you do not do it although you have the opportunity or the right to do it.- I forbore to comment on this...
我克制自己对此不予置评。 - Protesters largely forbore from stone-throwing and vandalism.
抗议者绝大多数没有投掷石头和蓄意破坏。
- I forbore to comment on this...
英英释义
noun
- a person from whom you are descended
verb
- resist doing something
- He refrained from hitting him back
- she could not forbear weeping
- refrain from doing
- she forbore a snicker
双语例句
- The consumption wants to know forbear;
消费要知所节制; - He forbear from take any further action.
他克制自己不采取任何进一步的行动。 - Can't forbear criticizing their ineptitude.
禁不住要批评他们的笨拙。 - For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.
因为我必说实话。只是我禁止不说,恐怕有人把我看高了,过于他在我身上所看见所听见的。 - The judge said he would forbear from sending her to prison, on condition that she promised not to steal again.
法官说他可以不送她进监狱,条件是她必须保证以后不再偷窃。 - You know I have power to do, and yet I forbear it.
你一定晓得我是有这种权力的,然而我忍耐着不去做。 - Transported with this idea, she could not forbear acting with her head the thought that passed in her mind, when down came the can of milk!
一般想着,一边运送(牛奶),正当这个想法刚好在她脑海中闪现的时候,她忍不住晃了下脑袋,这时候(她头顶的)那罐牛奶掉了下来! - I cannot forbear from expressing my opinion about your recent mistakes.
对于你最近的一些错误我不能不表示我的意见。 - The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, The sun forbear to shine;
大地即将,如雪消融;太阳亦会,黯淡陨没。 - Mature woman would forbear their own curiosity to preserve the family's integrity and spiritual calmness.
成熟的女人会隐忍自己的好奇心保全家庭的完整和精神层面的平静。