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单词 tolerance
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tolerancenoun

uk/ˈtɒl.ər.əns/us/ˈtɑː.lɚ.əns/

tolerance noun (ACCEPTANCE)

C2 [ U ] formal toleration, willingness to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them:

This period in history is not noted for its religious tolerance.
Some members of the party would like to see it develop a greater tolerance of/towards contrary points of view.

More examples

  • The book is essentially an exhortation to religious tolerance.
  • My father never showed much tolerance towards us children.
  • He asked for tolerance of his habits.
  • The two peoples lived together in mutual tolerance.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Open-minded

  • broad-minded
  • enlightened
  • freethinker
  • inclusive
  • liberal
  • liberalize
  • live
  • live and let live idiom
  • non-judgmental
  • open mind
  • open-minded
  • permissive society
  • receptive
  • tolerant

tolerance noun (ABILITY TO DEAL WITH)

[ U ] the ability to deal with something unpleasant or annoying, or to continue existing despite bad or difficult conditions:

My tolerance of/for heat is considerably greater after having lived in the Far East for a couple of years.

[ U ] specialized biology an animal's or plant's ability not to be harmed by a drug or poison over a long period of time:

a greater tolerance of/to the drug

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Tolerating and enduring

  • bear
  • bear with sb
  • bearable
  • bide
  • come to terms with sth idiom
  • endurance
  • philosophically
  • resign yourself to sth
  • ride
  • ride sth out
  • sit
  • sit sth out
  • stand for sth
  • stew
  • stew (in your own juice) idiom
  • stick
  • stick it out
  • stick with it idiom
  • stick with sth/sb
  • sweat it out idiom

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tolerance noun (VARIATION)

[ C or U ] specialized engineering, mathematics the amount by which a measurement or calculation might change and still be acceptable:

parts that are made to tolerances of a thousandth of an inch

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Calculations & calculating

  • aggregate
  • algorithm
  • amount
  • amount to sth
  • average
  • come to sth
  • commutative
  • computational
  • compute
  • equate
  • figure
  • get/have your sums right/wrong idiom
  • grand total
  • guesstimate
  • instantaneous velocity
  • miscalculate
  • projected
  • put
  • put sth at sth
  • result

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Measuring & weighing
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