waive
verb /weɪv/
/weɪv/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they waive | /weɪv/ /weɪv/ |
he / she / it waives | /weɪvz/ /weɪvz/ |
past simple waived | /weɪvd/ /weɪvd/ |
past participle waived | /weɪvd/ /weɪvd/ |
-ing form waiving | /ˈweɪvɪŋ/ /ˈweɪvɪŋ/ |
- waive something to choose not to demand something in a particular case, even though you have a legal or official right to do so
synonym forgo放弃(权利、要求等) - He waived his right to appeal against the verdict.
他放弃了对判决提出上诉的权利。 - We have decided to waive the tuition fees in your case.
针对你的情况,我们已决定免除你的学费。 - He has agreed to waive his rights to the money.
他已经同意放弃他对这笔钱的权利。
Collocations DictionaryWaive is used with these nouns as the object:- charge
- claim
- confidentiality
- …
词源Middle English (originally as a legal term relating to removal of the protection of the law): from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French gaiver ‘allow to become a waif, abandon’. - He waived his right to appeal against the verdict.