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Condone Things People I Giving Approval Kən'doʊn V.宽恕;赦免

Front condone
Pron [kən'doʊn]
Back 【condone】
v.宽恕;赦免
A man who cheats on his income tax and on his expense account tends to condone these practices in his friends.
一个在所得税和费用帐户上做手脚的人,有原谅他朋如是做的倾向。
Vocab
condoneexcuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with

If you condone something, you allow it, approve of it, or at least can live with it. Some teachers condone chewing gum, and some don't.

Things that are condoned are allowed, even if everyone isn't exactly thrilled about it. People often say, "I don't condone what he did, but I understand it." Condoning is like excusing something. People seem to talk more about things they don't condone than things they do condone. Your mom might say, "I don't condone you staying up till 10, but I know you need to read." That's a way of giving approval and not giving approval at the same time.

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