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

• During the winter poor fodder insured that the supply of milk was small, and in all seasons the needs of children often forced adults to forego this drink.
  冬季，由于饲料匮乏，牛奶产量也就很小，而孩子们一年四季都需要牛奶，经常迫使大人们放弃这种饮料。
• Why it matters: Many singles forego pleasure and self-care for their jobs or career.
  为什么：很多单身人士为了工作和事业放弃了快乐和自我关怀。
• This makes it hard to generate enthusiasm for another round of lessons learned, and has been used as an argument to forego collecting any more data.
  这使得很难产生了解另一轮经验的热情，并且用作放弃收集更多数据的论点。
• This doesn't mean you should forego important memos or leave people out of the loop.
  这并不是说让你放着重要的备忘录不管或省掉群组里的一些人。
• This point puts the lie to one of the sillier reactions from investors: that by leaving China, Google would needlessly forego zillions in future revenues from the world's biggest internet growth market.
  这一点揭示了投资者一种愚蠢反应的错误所在：他们以为，谷歌离开中国，就等于告别全球增长最快的互联网市场，毫无必要地放弃这个市场将产生的天文数字般的收入。
• 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。
• 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。
• In times of economic crisis, people tend to forego private care and make more use of publicly financed services.
  经济危机期间，人们往往放弃私人医疗服务，而更多地利用公立服务。
• 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。