[VERB 动词](因违反规定等)被没收,丧失 If you forfeit something, you lose it or are forced to give it up because you have broken a rule or done something wrong.
[V n]
He was ordered to forfeit more than £1.5m in profits...
下令没收了他 150 多万英镑的盈利。
He argues that murderers forfeit their own right to life.
他辩称杀人犯本身已经丧失了生存的权利。
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[VERB 动词](尤指为获得他物)主动放弃 If you forfeit something, you give it up willingly, especially so that you can achieve something else.
[V n]
He has forfeited a lucrative fee but feels his well-being is more important...
他主动放弃了可观的酬金,觉得自己的健康更加重要。
Do you think that they would forfeit profit in the name of safety?
你认为他们会为了安全而放弃利润吗?
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]罚金;没收物 A forfeit is something that you have to give up because you have done something wrong.
That is the forfeit he must pay.
这是他必须付的罚金。
Oxford
for·feit/ˈfɔːfɪt; NAmEˈfɔːrfət/
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forfeitforfeitsforfeitedforfeitingverbforfeitsth to lose sth or have sth taken away from you because you have done sth wrong (因犯错)丧失,被没收◆If you cancel your flight, you will forfeit your deposit.乘客取消航班订位,订金概不退还。◆He has forfeited his right to be taken seriously.他被取消了需要认真对待的权利。nounsomething that a person has to pay, or sth that is taken from them, because they have done sth wrong 罚金;没收物adjective[not before noun ]( formal) taken away from sb as a punishment 被罚;被没收for·feit/ˈfɔːfɪt; NAmEˈfɔːrfət/
to lose a right, position, possession etc or have it taken away from you because you have broken a law or rule: By being absent from the trial, he forfeited the right to appeal. She was fined £3,000 and ordered to forfeit her car.
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forfeitforfeit2 noun [countable]
Word Origin
Examples
something that is taken away from you or something that you have to pay, because you have broken a rule or made a mistake
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forfeit2 noun
forfeit3 adjective
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be forfeit formal to be legally or officially taken away from you as a punishment: The company’s property may even be forfeit.
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