forego

英 [fɔːˈɡəʊ]

美 [fɔːrˈɡoʊ]

v.  先行，在……前面，发生在……之前；放弃，摒弃；拒绝

过去分词：foregone　现在分词：foregoing　第三人称单数：foregoes　过去式：forewent　

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BNC.18748 / COCA.17333

柯林斯词典

• VERB 摒弃;摒绝;放弃
  If youforegosomething, you decide to do without it, although you would like it.
  1. Keen skiers are happy to forego a summer holiday to go skiing.
     滑雪爱好者乐于利用暑期假日去滑雪。

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 overboardwaiveforgo
• do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  1. We are dispensing with formalities
  2. relinquish the old ideas
  Synonym:waiverelinquishforgoforesweardispense with
• be earlier in time
  1. Stone tools precede bronze tools
  Synonym:predateprecedeforgoantecedeantedate

双语例句

• Does this mean the liberty will forego its Rubicon rating and become just another crossover?
  不知道这究竟意味着自由客将放弃强悍的越野能力，乖乖地变身成另一台跨界车？
• Mickey agreed to forego his holiday.
  米基同意放弃他的假期。
• Political friendships he tells us are not the kind of thing that require us to forego our own individual identities in a way that one might find in?! passionate relations of love right?
  他告诉我们，政治友情并不需要我们，放弃自己的个人身分，就像有人可能会，在爱恋的激情中那么做一样，对吗？
• Why it matters: Many singles forego pleasure and self-care for their jobs or career.
  为什么：很多单身人士为了工作和事业放弃了快乐和自我关怀。
• Dwarves are strong fighters, some preferring to forego armor and shields to wield two axes and pure rage.
  矮人是强壮的战士，有些甚至抛弃了战甲与盾牌的保护，而直接手舞双斧，狂怒般地作战。
• During the winter poor fodder insured that the supply of milk was small, and in all seasons the needs of children often forced adults to forego this drink.
  冬季，由于饲料匮乏，牛奶产量也就很小，而孩子们一年四季都需要牛奶，经常迫使大人们放弃这种饮料。
• Or else he would forego his mortal nature.
  又或者早早的结束。
• If North Korea wanted to deliver a message to us that they were prepared to forego nuclear weapons, there are a lot of places they could do that.
  他表示：如果朝鲜希望向我们传递信息，表示他们准备放弃核武器，那么他们有许多地方可以这么做。
• If these things cannot be agreed, then it is best to forego the project and turn your attention to more worthy projects.
  如果这些事情不能达成一致，最好在项目开始之前就转移您的注意力到其它更有价值的项目上。
• She said she would forego the farmer's debt if she could marry his son.
  她说，如果她能够嫁给他的儿子，她将放弃农夫的债务。