condone

英 [kənˈdəʊn]

美 [kənˈdoʊn]

v.  宽恕; 饶恕; 纵容

过去分词：condoned　第三人称单数：condones　过去式：condoned　现在分词：condoning　

TOEFLGREIELTS法律

Collins.1 / BNC.13947 / COCA.11201

牛津词典

verb

• 宽恕；饶恕；纵容
  to accept behaviour that is morally wrong or to treat it as if it were not serious
  1. Terrorism can never be condoned.
     决不能容忍恐怖主义。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 容忍，纵容（不道德行为）
  If someonecondonesbehaviour that is morally wrong, they accept it and allow it to happen.
  1. I have never encouraged nor condoned violence...
     我从不煽动也不纵容暴力行为。
  2. I couldn't condone what she was doing.
     我无法容忍她在做的事。

英英释义

verb

• excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  1. excuse someone's behavior
  2. She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities
  Synonym:excuse

双语例句

• We never condone violence.
  对暴力我们绝不姑息。
• We have never condoned and would never condone inappropriate behaviour by any of our people.
  我们从未姑息、也绝不会姑息我们的任何人员有不当行为。
• I don't condone the violence either.
  我也不赞成暴力行为。
• He stated that he refused to condone wars which greedy men make against others.
  他说，他无法容忍贪婪的人所发动的侵害另一部分人的战争。
• I can't condone turfing patients onto other services.
  我不能容忍把病人踢到其他科室的行为。
• We cannot condone such immoral behavior.
  我们不能宽恕这种不道德的行为。
• I don't condone violence in any shape or form
  我不能容忍任何形式的暴力。
• I couldn't condone what she was doing.
  我无法容忍她在做的事。
• Jesus did not condemn the woman, but neither did he condone her sin.
  耶稣并没有责备那名妇人，也没有容忍她的罪。
• Would you condone him smoking?
  那你会允许他抽烟吗？