| 单词 | forbear |
| 释义 | for·bear I. transitive verb 1. obsolete a. b. 2. obsolete < forbear his presence — Shakespeare > 3. obsolete < fruits … whose taste too long forborne — John Milton > 4. < so poison-mean the marsh mosquitoes forbore to bite him — S.H.Adams > < could not forbear crying out > < wherever he has not the power to do or forbear any act — Frank Thilly > : forgo < a merchant who could not forbear the fun of setting sail — Times Literary Supplement > intransitive verb 1. < forbear, my friends, and spare me this ovation — W.S.Gilbert > < I cannot forbear from expressing my surprise > 2. < forbore with his friend's failings > Synonyms: see forgo, refrain II. variant of forebear |
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