forgo

英 [fɔːˈɡəʊ]

美 [fɔːrˈɡoʊ]

v.  放弃，弃绝(想做的事或想得之物)

现在分词：forgoing　过去式：forwent　第三人称单数：forgoes　过去分词：forgone　

GREIELTSTEM8

BNC.18571 / COCA.12568

牛津词典

verb

• 放弃，弃绝（想做的事或想得之物）
  to decide not to have or do sth that you would like to have or do
  1. No one was prepared to forgo their lunch hour to attend the meeting.
     谁都不愿意放弃午餐时间出席会议。

柯林斯词典

• → see:forego

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

双语例句

• The board members have decided to forgo any salary increase.
  董事会成员决定放弃加薪。
• Opportunity cost is the cost you must forgo while gaining some other thing.
  机会成本是你为获取某种东西时所要放弃的成本。
• Vanity Fair also had to forgo its usual outdoor locations, set pieces and props.
  《名利场》杂志还必须放弃它常用的户外拍摄地点、布景和道具。
• Forget the bonus Mr Mack will forgo.
  但这跟他将要放弃的那笔奖金无关。
• And we could lose a generation of potential, as more young Americans are forced to forgo college dreams or the chance to train for the jobs of the future.
  更多的年轻人将被迫放弃大学梦和未来工作的培训机会，我们可能会因此失去极具潜力的一代人。
• I shall be happy to forgo his company.
  我将乐于放弃跟他作伴。
• Rats and monkeys had been found to forgo food to avoid delivering electric shocks to relatives.
  科学家发现，老鼠和猴子会放弃食物，以防自己受到电击而危害同伴。
• Still, at times, you need to forgo some portability and adapt your stylesheets to a given processor.
  但是有时候仍然需要针对给定的处理器放弃一些可移植性并调整样式表。
• His boss agreed to the time off& but he will have to forgo his$ 18-an-hour pay.
  他的老板同意他请假&但他必须为此放弃十八美元一小时的报酬。
• Now, this might mean that you have to forgo sleeping in long hours on those lazy Saturday mornings.
  那么现在看来，这就意味着你得放弃在懒散的周六上午睡懒觉的习惯了。