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单词 tolerate
释义

tolerate

UK /ˈtɒləreɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theytolerate
he/she/ittolerates
present participletolerating
past tensetolerated
past participletolerated

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    to allow someone to do something that you do not like or approve of

    Rude behaviour will no longer be tolerated.

    tolerate someone doing something:

    He won’t tolerate anyone questioning his decisions.

    Synonyms and related words

    To give someone permission to do something
  2. 2
    to accept something unpleasant without becoming impatient or angry

    They have tolerated poor working conditions for too long.

    Synonyms and related words

    To be patient, and to not complain too much
    1. 2a
      to accept someone without welcoming them or liking them

      Most of her visitors she merely tolerated, and they knew it.

      Synonyms and related words

      To be patient, and to not complain too much
  3. 3
    if plants or animals tolerate particular conditions, they are able to exist in those conditions
    Synonyms and related words

    Animal behaviour
    Synonyms and related words

    What plants can do
    1. 3a
      to be able to eat a particular food or to take a particular treatment with no bad effects
      Synonyms and related words

      Allergies and allergy

tolerate

US /ˈtɑləˌreɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theytolerate
he/she/ittolerates
present participletolerating
past tensetolerated
past participletolerated

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    to allow someone to do something that you do not like or approve of

    Rude behavior should not be tolerated.

    tolerate someone doing something:

    He won’t tolerate anyone questioning his decisions.

    Synonyms and related words

    To give someone permission to do something
  2. 2
    to accept something unpleasant without becoming impatient or angry

    They have tolerated poor working conditions for too long.

    Synonyms and related words

    To be patient, and to not complain too much
    1. 2a
      to accept someone without welcoming them or liking them

      Most of her visitors she merely tolerated, and they knew it.

      Synonyms and related words

      To be patient, and to not complain too much
  3. 3
    if plants or animals tolerate particular conditions, they are able to exist in those conditions
    Synonyms and related words

    Animal behavior
    Synonyms and related words

    What plants can do
    1. 3a
      to be able to eat a particular food or to take a particular treatment with no bad effects
      Synonyms and related words

      Allergies and allergy
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