音标:[fɒ:'gәu] ;
vt. 摒绝, 放弃
v do without or cease to hold or adhere to
v be earlier in time; go back further
v lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
词型变化:现在分词 : forgoing ; 过去式 : forwent ; 第三人称单数 : forgoes ; 过去分词 : forgone
考试类型:[GRE]
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forgo的用法和样例:

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. The workers agreed to forgo a pay increase for the sake of greater job security.工人们为了工作更保险,同意放弃增加工资的要求。
  2. We'll have to forgo our rest hour to gather in the wheat before the storm begins.为了在风暴来到之前收完小麦,我们就只好放弃休息的时间了。
  3. Time to prepare was a luxuary he would have to forgo.因为时间不够,他不得不放弃做准备工作。
  4. She decided to forgo dessert for a few days.她决定几天不吃甜点心。

经典引文

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    出自:E. A. Freeman
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