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

• You choose to forgo one good in exchange for something better.
  你选择放弃买一样商品，以换取更好的东西。
• Mr Diamond and three other senior staff have volunteered to forgo their annual bonus this year.
  戴蒙德和其他三名高管已经自愿放弃了今年的分红。
• A licensee can agree to the terms and enjoy the prescribed permissions or forgo using the software.
  被许可方可以同意条款并接受规定的权限，或者放弃使用软件。
• 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。
• Some have had to forgo liver transplants, because the risk of complications is higher.
  由于并发症的危险更高，有些病人已经不得不放弃肝移植。
• If we are going to finish this today, we'll have to forgo our lunch hour.
  如果我们计划今天把这事做完，就只好放弃吃中午饭的时间。
• Do not one repulse forgo the purpose that you resolved to effort!
  不要因为一次挫败就放弃你原来的决心向达到的目的！
• To take pictures had become a necessity and I did not want to forgo it for anything.
  摄影已成为必需品，我不会为任何东西而放弃它。
• "Developing countries would like to be compensated" for the economic benefits they forgo by preserving their forests, he says.
  他说：“发展中国家希望获得补偿”，因为它们为保护森林放弃了一定的经济收益。
• The board members have decided to forgo any salary increase.
  董事会成员决定放弃加薪。