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

• 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。
• Ay me! but yet thou might'st my seat forbear.
  鸠占鹊巢抢我座不可以。
• 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。
• 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。
• She could not forbear crying out.
  她禁不住叫喊出来。
• Can't forbear criticizing their ineptitude.
  禁不住要批评他们的笨拙。
• He forbear from take any further action.
  他克制自己不采取任何进一步的行动。
• Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.
  但你多年宽容他们，又用你的灵藉众先知劝戒他们，他们仍不听从，所以你将他们交在列国之民的手中。
• Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
  避免走极端。容忍令人愤慨的伤害与中伤，只要你还认为它们是应得的。