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Forego Verb Means Foregone 英 美 V.放弃;在……之前 =Forgo Mickey

英语单词 forego
英美音标 英 美
中文释义 v.放弃;在……之前
=forgo.
英语例句 (1) Mickey agreed to forego his holiday.
(2) Here, three Santas forego their sleighs in favor of an underground commute.
中文例句 (1) 米基同意放弃他的假期。
(2) 这里,三个圣诞老人放弃了他们的雪橇而选择地铁。
vocabulary简明 If you forego something, you choose to give it up. If you forego dessert after dinner, you are skipping dessert.
vocabulary扩展 The verb forego (also spelled forgo) literally means “to go by.” In common usage it means “to abstain” or “do without.” You might forego smoking cigarettes as a New Year’s resolution. Forego can also mean “to precede,” or “go before.” This verb is often seen in its past participle form, foregone, in the phrase “foregone conclusion,” meaning a predetermined conclusion.
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]摒弃;摒绝;放弃 If you forego something, you decide to do without it, although you would like it.
  [V n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • Keen skiers are happy to forego a summer holiday to go skiing.

    滑雪爱好者乐于利用暑期假日去滑雪。

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