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forbear

v.忍耐,克制,避免 n.祖先

难易程度:

forbear为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

动词过去式:forbore 过去分词:forborne 现在分词:forbearing 第三人称单数:forbears 名词:forbearer

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abstain  avoid  refrain    

forbear


/fɔ:'beə(r); fɔr`bɛr/
v (pt forbore/ fR:5bR:(r); fRr`bRr/, pp forborne/ fR:5bR:n; fRr`bRrn/) [I, Ipr, Tt, Tg] ~ (from sth/doing sth) (fml 文) refrain from doing or saying sth in a patient or self-controlled way克制, 自制(不做或不说某事物)
*her mother's gentle and forbearing character 她母亲那温柔而宽容的性格
* He could not forbear from expressing his disagreement.他忍不住要表达不同意见.
* He forbore to mention/mentioning the matter again. 他克制住自己, 不再提及此事.

= forebear.