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

• "Developing countries would like to be compensated" for the economic benefits they forgo by preserving their forests, he says.
  他说：“发展中国家希望获得补偿”，因为它们为保护森林放弃了一定的经济收益。
• 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。
• 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。
• I had to forgo my trip to India because of work pressures.
  由于工作压力，我不得不放弃去印度的旅行。
• 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。
• A licensee can agree to the terms and enjoy the prescribed permissions or forgo using the software.
  被许可方可以同意条款并接受规定的权限，或者放弃使用软件。
• If we are going to finish this today, we'll have to forgo our lunch hour.
  如果我们计划今天把这事做完，就只好放弃吃中午饭的时间。
• Keep a promise, Find the time, Forgo a grudge.
  信守诺言，腾出时间，放弃怨恨。
• The board members have decided to forgo any salary increase.
  董事会成员决定放弃加薪。
• The administration has decided to forgo naming one individual to oversee the process.
  政府决定放弃委派单个人进行过程监督。