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

• Buildings close at a reasonable hour, obliging salarymen to forego hours of masochistic overtime.
  写字楼在正常时间关闭，迫使工薪阶层放弃数小时的自虐式加班。
• Mickey agreed to forego his holiday for the new project.
  为了新项目，米基同意放弃他的假期。
• 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？
• When the economy is growing fast and earnings are rising, people are less willing to forego those higher earnings to return to education the "opportunity cost" is too high.
  当经济迅速增长和收入不断上涨时，人们不太愿意放弃上涨的收入，回到校园“机会成本”太高了。
• 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？
• Should you forego closing a million dollar deal to attend a ball game with your son?
  你是否应该为了和你儿子一起去打球而拒绝一个价值100万美元的合同？
• Better to be safe and forego unwanted surprises when it's too late.
  最好现在就谨慎些，不要到为时已晚时再去表示震惊。
• Or else he would forego his mortal nature.
  又或者早早的结束。
• You may well have to forego wealth and power if you want to assure the attainment of happiness and freedom.
  如果你想要确保快乐与自由的获得，你可就得放开财富与权力。
• Or you might have to forego the posh amenities that come standard on a higher trim level and accept the more basic features of a lower-line edition.
  或者，你也许要放弃更高档配置款属于标配的豪华舒适物，而接受较低档配置款中的基本功能。