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　

TEM8

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
  1. He wanted to answer back, but he forbore from doing so.
     他想顶嘴，但是忍住了。
  2. She forbore to ask any further questions.
     她克制自己，不再进一步提问。

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.
  1. I forbore to comment on this...
     我克制自己对此不予置评。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• a person from whom you are descended
  Synonym:forebear

verb

• resist doing something
  1. He refrained from hitting him back
  2. she could not forbear weeping
  Synonym:refrain
• refrain from doing
  1. she forbore a snicker
  Synonym:hold back

双语例句

• Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
  避免走极端。容忍令人愤慨的伤害与中伤，只要你还认为它们是应得的。
• 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 consumption wants to know forbear;
  消费要知所节制；
• I forbore to comment on this
  我克制自己对此不予置评。
• May I be strenuous, energetic and persevering! May I be patient! May I be able to bear and forbear the wrongs of others! May I ever keep a promise given!
  愿我努力精进，勤奋不懈；愿我有耐心能容忍并宽恕别人的过错，愿我能信守自己立下的诺言。
• They all pinched me at once, and in a dreadfully expert way: screwing up such little pieces of my arms that I could hardly forbear crying out.
  他们一起来捏我，他们捏得很高明，把我胳膊上的肉一小片一小片地拧着，拧得我几乎叫出声来。
• The wounded man could not forbear to cry out.
  受伤的人忍不住哭起来。
• She could not forbear crying out.
  她禁不住叫喊出来。
• 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。
• 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。