forgo
verb /fɔːˈɡəʊ/
/fɔːrˈɡəʊ/
(also forego)
(formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they forgo | /fɔːˈɡəʊ/ /fɔːrˈɡəʊ/ |
| he / she / it forgoes | /fɔːˈɡəʊz/ /fɔːrˈɡəʊz/ |
| past simple forwent | /fɔːˈwent/ /fɔːrˈwent/ |
| past participle forgone | /fɔːˈɡɒn/ /fɔːrˈɡɔːn/ |
| -ing form forgoing | /fɔːˈɡəʊɪŋ/ /fɔːrˈɡəʊɪŋ/ |
- forgo something to decide not to have or do something that you would like to have or do
放弃，弃绝（想做的事或想得之物） - 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。 - She would willingly forgo a birthday treat if only her warring parents would declare a truce.
只要她的父母停止争吵，她愿意放弃生日宴请。 - Time to prepare was a luxury he would have to forgo.
因为时间不够，他不得不放弃做准备工作。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- willingly
- have to
- decide to
- be prepared to
- …
词源Old English forgān (from for- and go). - No one was prepared to forgo their lunch hour to attend the meeting.