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

• Are you more likely to forgo a workout in the morning or afternoon?
  你更可能在早晨还是下午取消健身计划？
• To take pictures had become a necessity and I did not want to forgo it for anything.
  摄影已成为必需品，我不会为任何东西而放弃它。
• Some have had to forgo liver transplants, because the risk of complications is higher.
  由于并发症的危险更高，有些病人已经不得不放弃肝移植。
• 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。
• Keep a promise, Find the time, Forgo a grudge.
  信守诺言，腾出时间，放弃怨恨。
• I shall be happy to forgo his company.
  我将乐于放弃跟他作伴。
• Forget the bonus Mr Mack will forgo.
  但这跟他将要放弃的那笔奖金无关。
• You choose to forgo one good in exchange for something better.
  你选择放弃买一样商品，以换取更好的东西。
• 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 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。