forgo

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /fɔːˈɡəʊ/    美 /fɔɹˈɡoʊ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish. transitive
    — I've had to forgo my student discount in exchange for taking the job.
  2. To refrain from, to abstain from. literary,transitive
    — I shall forgo actually stepping inside, thank you.

词形变化

forgoes present,singular,third-person forgoing participle,present forwent past forgoed nonstandard,past forgone participle,past forwent nonstandard,participle,past forgoed nonstandard,participle,past forego alternative,proscribed

词汇关系

衍生词
forgoable forgoer

词源

From Middle English forgon (“to go by, pass up”), from Old English forgān (“to go away, forgo”); equivalent to for- + go.
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