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

• 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。
• I shall be happy to forgo his company.
  我将乐于放弃跟他作伴。
• Unless we build on their strengths, we will forgo the most powerful force for implementation.
  如果我们不依靠他们的力量，我们就会丧失推动实施的最强大的动力。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。