forego

英 [fɔːˈɡəʊ]

美 [fɔːrˈɡoʊ]

v.  先行，在……前面，发生在……之前；放弃，摒弃；拒绝

过去分词：foregone　现在分词：foregoing　第三人称单数：foregoes　过去式：forewent　

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BNC.18748 / COCA.17333

柯林斯词典

• VERB 摒弃;摒绝;放弃
  If youforegosomething, you decide to do without it, although you would like it.
  1. Keen skiers are happy to forego a summer holiday to go skiing.
     滑雪爱好者乐于利用暑期假日去滑雪。

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 overboardwaiveforgo
• do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  1. We are dispensing with formalities
  2. relinquish the old ideas
  Synonym:waiverelinquishforgoforesweardispense with
• be earlier in time
  1. Stone tools precede bronze tools
  Synonym:predateprecedeforgoantecedeantedate

双语例句

• In times of economic crisis, people tend to forego private care and make more use of publicly financed services.
  经济危机期间，人们往往放弃私人医疗服务，而更多地利用公立服务。
• Why it matters: Many singles forego pleasure and self-care for their jobs or career.
  为什么：很多单身人士为了工作和事业放弃了快乐和自我关怀。
• Mickey agreed to forego his holiday for the new project.
  为了新项目，米基同意放弃他的假期。
• During the winter poor fodder insured that the supply of milk was small, and in all seasons the needs of children often forced adults to forego this drink.
  冬季，由于饲料匮乏，牛奶产量也就很小，而孩子们一年四季都需要牛奶，经常迫使大人们放弃这种饮料。
• Mickey agreed to forego his holiday.
  米基同意放弃他的假期。
• They have people who over-consume health care, and pay too much for it, together with people who forego the most basic and essential care for financial and other reasons.
  有些人过多地利用卫生保健并为此支付过多的费用，还有一些人出于经济及其它原因放弃了最基本和必要的医疗。
• This doesn't mean you should forego important memos or leave people out of the loop.
  这并不是说让你放着重要的备忘录不管或省掉群组里的一些人。
• Buildings close at a reasonable hour, obliging salarymen to forego hours of masochistic overtime.
  写字楼在正常时间关闭，迫使工薪阶层放弃数小时的自虐式加班。
• But it also means we forego our chance to think twice and act differently.
  但是，这也意味着我们正在放弃三思而后行的选项。
• You may well have to forego wealth and power if you want to assure the attainment of happiness and freedom.
  如果你想要确保快乐与自由的获得，你可就得放开财富与权力。