forbear

🇬🇧/fɔːˈbeə(r)/ 🇺🇸/fɔːrˈber/📚 37518GRE
If you forbear to do something, you do not do it although you have the opportunity or the right to do it. 忍住

verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 忍耐;克制

Forbear to worsen our chances with dangerous speech.
不要用危险的语言让我们的机会更渺茫。

verb [vi. 不及物动词]vi. 忍耐;克制

Protesters largely forbore from stone-throwing and vandalism.
绝大多数抗议者忍住没扔石块和破坏公物

noun [专属名词]祖先

It is often difficult to forbear from expressing one's opinion.
克制自己不发表意见通常是非常困难的。

单词造句:

forbear的重要知识点

FORBEAR – TO HOLD BACK ON SAYING OR DOING SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY IN A WAY THAT SHOWS CONTROL, GOOD JUDGEMENT, OR KINDNESS TO OTHERS.

To remember the definition of the word forbear, use the following mnemonic:

  • He stuck his fork in the bear (forbear), but it remained patient and self-controlled in spite of being provoked.

Examples of forbear in a sentence (To be self controlled when provoked)

  • He forbear from taking any action when the drunk man threw a beer at him.
  • We have to forbear our angry feelings however much they may be building up.
  • The crowd had to forbear crying out when their player was wrongly sent off.