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　

TEM8

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

• Or you might have to forego the posh amenities that come standard on a higher trim level and accept the more basic features of a lower-line edition.
  或者，你也许要放弃更高档配置款属于标配的豪华舒适物，而接受较低档配置款中的基本功能。
• Since she's opted to forego all appeals.
  因为她选择了放弃上诉。
• 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。
• Or else he would forego his mortal nature.
  又或者早早的结束。
• If North Korea wanted to deliver a message to us that they were prepared to forego nuclear weapons, there are a lot of places they could do that.
  他表示：如果朝鲜希望向我们传递信息，表示他们准备放弃核武器，那么他们有许多地方可以这么做。
• She said she would forego the farmer's debt if she could marry his son.
  她说，如果她能够嫁给他的儿子，她将放弃农夫的债务。
• 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。
• If these things cannot be agreed, then it is best to forego the project and turn your attention to more worthy projects.
  如果这些事情不能达成一致，最好在项目开始之前就转移您的注意力到其它更有价值的项目上。
• 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。
• 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。