forbear

英 [fɔːˈbeə(r) , ˈfɔːbeə(r)]

美 [fɔːrˈber , ˈfɔːrber]

v.  克制; 自制; 忍住(不说话或不做某事)
n.  祖先

复数：forbears　现在分词：forbearing　第三人称单数：forbears　过去式：forbore　过去分词：forborne　

TEM8

BNC.35523 / COCA.33036

牛津词典

verb

• 克制；自制；忍住（不说话或不做某事）
  to stop yourself from saying or doing sth that you could or would like to say or do
  1. He wanted to answer back, but he forbore from doing so.
     他想顶嘴，但是忍住了。
  2. She forbore to ask any further questions.
     她克制自己，不再进一步提问。

noun

noun

柯林斯词典

• VERB 忍耐;克制;避免
  If youforbeartodo something, you do not do it although you have the opportunity or the right to do it.
  1. I forbore to comment on this...
     我克制自己对此不予置评。
  2. Protesters largely forbore from stone-throwing and vandalism.
     抗议者绝大多数没有投掷石头和蓄意破坏。

英英释义

noun

• a person from whom you are descended
  Synonym:forebear

verb

• resist doing something
  1. He refrained from hitting him back
  2. she could not forbear weeping
  Synonym:refrain
• refrain from doing
  1. she forbore a snicker
  Synonym:hold back

双语例句

• May I be strenuous, energetic and persevering! May I be patient! May I be able to bear and forbear the wrongs of others! May I ever keep a promise given!
  愿我努力精进，勤奋不懈；愿我有耐心能容忍并宽恕别人的过错，愿我能信守自己立下的诺言。
• I think you must have remarked that I could not forbear a tribute to those charms when I put up the steps of the hackney-coach.
  我想，你一定注意到，当我把出租马车的踏板收起来的时候，我禁不住赞美起你的魅力来。
• And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear.
  我对他们说，你们若以为美，就给我工价，不然，就吧了。
• He forbear from take any further action.
  他克制自己不采取任何进一步的行动。
• He could not forbear from expressing his disagreement.
  他忍不住要表达不同意见。
• The organisation that had undertaken this bogus survey I forbear from mentioning its name did not disguise that it had done so in order to draw attention to the problem of abuse of children.
  进行这项伪调查的组织（我不想说出它的名字），没有假装自己的目的是为了让公众关注虐童行为。
• I cannot forbear from expressing my opinion about your recent mistakes.
  对于你最近的一些错误我不能不表示我的意见。
• Protesters largely forbore from stone-throwing and vandalism.
  抗议者绝大多数没有投掷石头和蓄意破坏。
• For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.
  因为我必说实话。只是我禁止不说，恐怕有人把我看高了，过于他在我身上所看见所听见的。
• My forbear was unremarkable, he says, a strange opening to a most remarkable tale.
  我的先祖是个普通人，他说，给这个颇具传奇的故事开了个奇怪的开场白。