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forgo vt.放弃；弃绝；对...断念 (1) 工人们为了工作更保险，同意放弃增加工资的要求。(2) 为了在风暴来到之前收完小麦,我们就只好放弃休息的时间了。(3) 因为时间不够，他不得不放弃做准备工作。(4) 她决定几天不吃甜点心。 The word forgo can be traced back to the Old English word forgān, which meant to pass away or to die, which is sometimes referred to as "giving up the ghost." Perhaps it was this idea of relinquishing something that led to our modern-day use of the word forgo to mean to give up, waive, or forfeit something. For example, someone charged with a crime might decide to forgo the right to remain silent and instead confess.

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英 [fɔː'ɡəʊ] 美 [fɔːr'ɡoʊ] (1) The workers agreed to forgo a pay increase for the sake of greater job security.(2) We'll have to forgo our rest hour to gather in the wheat before the storm begins.(3) Time to prepare was a luxuary he would have to forgo.(4) She decided to forgo dessert for a few days. The verb forgo means to give up or lose the right to something. 1  →see: forego；

英语单词	forgo
英美音标	英 [fɔː'ɡəʊ] 美 [fɔːr'ɡoʊ]
中文释义	vt.放弃；弃绝；对...断念
英语例句	(1) The workers agreed to forgo a pay increase for the sake of greater job security. (2) We'll have to forgo our rest hour to gather in the wheat before the storm begins. (3) Time to prepare was a luxuary he would have to forgo. (4) She decided to forgo dessert for a few days.
中文例句	(1) 工人们为了工作更保险，同意放弃增加工资的要求。 (2) 为了在风暴来到之前收完小麦,我们就只好放弃休息的时间了。 (3) 因为时间不够，他不得不放弃做准备工作。 (4) 她决定几天不吃甜点心。
vocabulary简明	The verb forgo means to give up or lose the right to something.
vocabulary扩展	The word forgo can be traced back to the Old English word forgān, which meant to pass away or to die, which is sometimes referred to as "giving up the ghost." Perhaps it was this idea of relinquishing something that led to our modern-day use of the word forgo to mean to give up, waive, or forfeit something. For example, someone charged with a crime might decide to forgo the right to remain silent and instead confess.
柯林斯解释	1 →see: forego ；

Forgo Word Give 英 Fɔː'ɡəʊ] 美 Fɔːr'ɡoʊ Vt.放弃；弃绝；对...断念 Workers