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

• 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。
• You know I have power to do, and yet I forbear it.
  你一定晓得我是有这种权力的，然而我忍耐着不去做。
• The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, The sun forbear to shine;
  大地即将，如雪消融；太阳亦会，黯淡陨没。
• She could not forbear crying out.
  她禁不住叫喊出来。
• His plan was such a success that even his original critics could scarcely forbear from congratulating him.
  他的计划获得如此巨大成功，就连他原来的批评者都几乎忍不住要祝贺他。
• I forbear to tell his name.
  我不愿说出他的名字。
• The wounded man could not forbear to cry out.
  受伤的人忍不住哭起来。
• And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear,( for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.
  他们或听，或不听，（他们是悖逆之家），必知道在他们中间有了先知。
• I forbore to comment on this
  我克制自己对此不予置评。
• He could not forbear from expressing his disagreement.
  他忍不住要表达不同意见。