forbore是什么意思？

forbore

英[fɔ:ˈbɔ:(r)] 美[fɔrˈber]

• v. <正>（尤指为表示礼貌或耐心而）克制，忍耐，容忍( forbear的过去式 )；

例句

• Being old and sly , I forbore to call out. 我上了年纪,人又机伶, 所以并没声张.
• Though my throat was still sore whiling eating, I forbore with it. 虽然每次吃饭都有点疼, 但忍一忍就过去了.
• Marianne was going to retort, but she remembered her promises and forbore. 玛丽安正想反驳, 但她记起了自己的诺言,便捺住了性子.
• He wanted to answer back, but he forbore from doing so. 他想顶嘴，但是忍住了。
• I forbore to comment on this. 我克制自己对此不予置评。
• Protesters largely forbore from stone-throwing and vandalism. 抗议者绝大多数没有投掷石头和蓄意破坏。
• I forbore to comment on this... 我克制自己对此不予置评。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  忍耐;克制;避免
  If you forbear to do something, you do not do it although you have the opportunity or the right to do it.
  例句
  I forbore to comment on this... 我克制自己对此不予置评。 Protesters largely forbore from stone-throwing and vandalism. 抗议者绝大多数没有投掷石头和蓄意破坏。