forgo
英 [fɔː'gəʊ; fə-]
美 [fɔr'ɡo]
放棄；停止；對…斷念
[ 過去式forwent 過去分詞forgone 現在分詞forgoing ]
中文詞源：
forgo 棄絕
for-, 完全的。go, 走，離開。引申詞義放棄，棄絕。
例句：
1. No one was prepared to forgo their lunch hour to attend the meeting.
2. Time to prepare was a luxuary he would have to forgo.
因為時間不夠,他不得不放棄做準備工作.
3. She would willingly forgo a birthday treat if only her warring parents would declare a truce.
隻要她的父母停止爭吵,她願意放棄生日宴請.
4. Many skiers are happy to forgo a summer vacation to go skiing.
許多滑雪者樂於放棄暑假去滑雪。
5. She decided to forgo dessert for a few days.
她決定幾天不吃甜點心.
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