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condone

美音:[kən´dəun ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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vt.宽恕,赦免

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condone为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:condoner 动词过去式:condoned 过去分词:condoned 现在分词:condoning 第三人称单数:condones

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don=to give(给予) 变化型 dot,dow

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condone


/kən'dəʊn; kən`don/
v [Tn, Tg, Tsg] treat or regard (an offence) as if it were not serious or wrong; overlook; forgive 容忍(过失); 宽恕; 原谅
*condone violence, adultery, fraud, etc 宽恕暴行、奸情、欺诈行为等
* Not punishing them amounts to condoning their crime. 不惩罚他们就等于纵容他们的罪行.

condone


v [T]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin;Origin: condonare 'to forgive', from com- ( COM-) + donare ( DONATION)]
to accept or forgive behaviour that most people think is morally wrong
 I cannot condone the use of violence under any circumstances.