tolerate
verb /ˈtɒləreɪt/
/ˈtɑːləreɪt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they tolerate | /ˈtɒləreɪt/ /ˈtɑːləreɪt/ |
| he / she / it tolerates | /ˈtɒləreɪts/ /ˈtɑːləreɪts/ |
| past simple tolerated | /ˈtɒləreɪtɪd/ /ˈtɑːləreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle tolerated | /ˈtɒləreɪtɪd/ /ˈtɑːləreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form tolerating | /ˈtɒləreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈtɑːləreɪtɪŋ/ |
- to allow somebody to do something that you do not agree with or like
容许，允许（不同意或不喜欢的事物） - tolerate something Their relationship was tolerated but not encouraged.
他们的关系得到了允许，但不宜鼓励。 - This sort of behaviour will not be tolerated.
这种行为是不能容许的。 - tolerate (somebody/something) doing/being/having something She refused to tolerate being called a liar.
她拒不接受被称为撒谎者。
- I will not tolerate this conduct!
我不会容许这种行为！ - It is technically illegal but widely tolerated.
从规则上说这是非法的，但却被广泛容忍。 - She actually seemed pleased to see him: most of her visitors she merely tolerated.
她看到他居然显得很高兴：她对于大多数拜访者都是勉强应酬。 - The condition makes it difficult to tolerate bright light.
这种病会让人对亮光难以忍受。 - The government is not prepared to tolerate this situation any longer.
政府不准备再容许这种局面存在下去。 - This plant prefers alkaline soil, though it will readily tolerate some acidity.
这种植物在酸性土壤中也能生存，但碱性土壤更加适宜。 - This plant will readily tolerate some acidity.
这种植物能耐受一定的酸度。 - Union activity was officially tolerated but strongly discouraged.
工会活动虽经官方容许，却被强力阻挠。 - I don't know how you tolerate that noise!
我不知道你怎么能忍受那样的噪音！ - Most perennials will tolerate being transplanted.
大多数多年生植物都能忍受移植。 - Young and elderly people cannot tolerate alcohol as well as other adults.
儿童和老人对酒精的耐受性都不如成年人。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- barely
- just
- merely
- …
- be unable to
- cannot
- not be prepared to
- …
- tolerate something Their relationship was tolerated but not encouraged.
- tolerate somebody/something to accept somebody/something that is annoying, unpleasant, etc. without complaining
忍受；容忍；包容 - There is a limit to what one person can tolerate.
一个人的容忍是有限度的。 - I don't know how you tolerate that noise!
我不知道你怎么能忍受那样的噪音！
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- barely
- just
- merely
- …
- be unable to
- cannot
- not be prepared to
- …
- There is a limit to what one person can tolerate.
- tolerate something to be able to be affected by a drug, difficult conditions, etc. without being harmed
（对药物）有耐受性；能经受（困难条件） - She tolerated the chemotherapy well.
她对化疗的耐受力很强。 - Few plants will tolerate sudden changes in temperature.
很少植物经受得住气温的突然变化。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- readily
- well
- poorly
- …
- be unable to
- cannot
- will not
- …
- She tolerated the chemotherapy well.
词源early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘endure pain’): from Latin tolerat- ‘endured’, from the verb tolerare.