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

• 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。
• 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。
• Still, at times, you need to forgo some portability and adapt your stylesheets to a given processor.
  但是有时候仍然需要针对给定的处理器放弃一些可移植性并调整样式表。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Forget the bonus Mr Mack will forgo.
  但这跟他将要放弃的那笔奖金无关。
• I shall be happy to forgo his company.
  我将乐于放弃跟他作伴。
• 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。
• 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。