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

• His boss agreed to the time off& but he will have to forgo his$ 18-an-hour pay.
  他的老板同意他请假&但他必须为此放弃十八美元一小时的报酬。
• Goldman sees itself as "long-term greedy", preferring to forgo profit today rather than to alienate a client.
  高盛将自己定义为渴望长期利益者，宁肯放弃一时利益，也不愿疏远一个客户。
• 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。
• 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。
• Keep a promise, Find the time, Forgo a grudge.
  信守诺言，腾出时间，放弃怨恨。
• 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。
• Opportunity cost is the cost you must forgo while gaining some other thing.
  机会成本是你为获取某种东西时所要放弃的成本。
• Now, this might mean that you have to forgo sleeping in long hours on those lazy Saturday mornings.
  那么现在看来，这就意味着你得放弃在懒散的周六上午睡懒觉的习惯了。
• 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。
• Mr Diamond and three other senior staff have volunteered to forgo their annual bonus this year.
  戴蒙德和其他三名高管已经自愿放弃了今年的分红。