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

• I don't want people thinking I condone this face.
  我不想别人觉得我对不起这张脸。
• 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。
• This is not to condone vice. It is to recognise the limits imposed by human frailty.
  这不是宽容恶行，而是承认人类弱点的局限。
• I see. well, as your queen I absolutely cannot condone it.
  我明白了，作为女皇，我是绝对不能宽恕的。
• I am sorry, I can no longer condone.
  对不起，我已不再能宽恕。
• Although encouraging youngsters to play their roles in social activities, I cannot condone violence under any circumstances.
  虽然鼓励年轻人在社会活动中扮演他们自己的角色，但是在任何情况下我都不能容忍暴力行为。
• I don't condone violence in any shape or form
  我不能容忍任何形式的暴力。
• We cannot condone such immoral behavior.
  我们不能宽恕这种不道德的行为。
• Parnell: I'm sorry Natalie, but are we to believe you condone driving while intoxicated?
  主持人：很抱歉娜塔莉，可我们真的很难相信你会酒后驾车的。
• 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。