forbore

英 [fɔːˈbɔː(r)]

美 [fɔːrˈbɔːr]

v.  克制; 自制; 忍住(不说话或不做某事)
forbear的过去式

过去式：forbore　

BNC.42059

柯林斯词典

• VERB 忍耐;克制;避免
  If youforbeartodo something, you do not do it although you have the opportunity or the right to do it.
  1. I forbore to comment on this...
     我克制自己对此不予置评。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• She was patient-a martyr, indeed-but she forbore to pray for her enemies; lest, in spite of her forgiving aspirations, the words of the blessing should stubbornly twist themselves into a curse.
  她事事忍让，确实是一位殉道者，但她不准自己为敌人祈祷她尽管宽宏大量，却唯恐自己用来祝福的语言会顽强地扭曲成对他们的诅咒。
• I forbore to comment on this
  我克制自己对此不予置评。
• Marianne was going to retort, but she remembered her promises and forbore. There were no complaints this time; no matter what the pudding was, it was consumed with gusto.
  玛丽安正想反驳，但她记起了自己的诺言，便捺住了性子。这次没有怨言，不管它是什么布丁，反正都被津津有味地吃光了。
• Bertha was a humble worshipper offering incense and devoutly grateful to the deity that forbore to crush her.
  伯莎是个谦卑的崇拜者，她供香感谢这保佑她免于毁灭的神明。
• Martin followed the processes of her thoughts, but forbore to go farther.
  马丁能跟随她的思路，但是不肯再往前走。
• He saw that she was preoccupied, and forbore to question her.
  他看出来她心里有事，也就没问她什么话。
• The fifth time when she forbore for weakness, and attributed her patience to strength.
  第五次时，她强忍着不表现出软弱，却说成拜自身力量所赐。
• The doctor said she was optimistic about the outcome of the operation but forbore to make any promises at this early stage.
  医生说她对手术的结果表示乐观，但不能这么早就作出什么承诺。
• He forbore to use them in that way, for they were his friends.
  他克制住自己不用那种方式去利用他们，因为他们是他的朋友。
• Her prudent mother, occupied by the same ideas, forbore to invite him to sit by herself.
  她那精明的母亲也有同感，因此并没有请他坐到她自己身边去。