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condone vt.宽恕 (1) 人们不能宽恕使用凶残的暴力。(2) 任何信仰或文化都不能宽恕对妇幼施加的暴行。 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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英 [kən'dəʊn] 美 [kən'doʊn] (1) People cannot condone the use of fierce violence.(2) No faith or culture should condone the outrages against them. 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. 1[VERB 动词]容忍，纵容（不道德行为） If someone condones behaviour that is morally wrong, they accept it and allow it to happen.   [V n]  [oft with brd-neg]I have never encouraged nor condoned violence...我从不煽动也不纵容暴力行为。I couldn't condone what she was doing.我无法容忍她在做的事。

英语单词	condone
英美音标	英 [kən'dəʊn] 美 [kən'doʊn]
中文释义	vt.宽恕
英语例句	(1) People cannot condone the use of fierce violence. (2) No faith or culture should condone the outrages against them.
中文例句	(1) 人们不能宽恕使用凶残的暴力。 (2) 任何信仰或文化都不能宽恕对妇幼施加的暴行。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	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.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]容忍，纵容（不道德行为） If someone condones behaviour that is morally wrong, they accept it and allow it to happen. [V n] [oft with brd-neg] I have never encouraged nor condoned violence... 我从不煽动也不纵容暴力行为。 I couldn't condone what she was doing. 我无法容忍她在做的事。

Condone I People Things Giving Approval 英 Kən'dəʊn] 美