tolerance of/towards/for• More and more people from urban areas are using off-roadcycles out of towns so a tolerance towards them is also necessary.• From at least the closing years of the eighteenth century the decline of gentryinvolvement and even tolerance ofplebeiansports was evident.• There is a great tolerance towards a multiplicity of paradigms, provided those paradigms never challenge the mainstream in any serious way.• He had repeatedly demonstrated that he had a greater tolerance of G-forces than most other men.• In addition, Los Angeles has always demonstrated a remarkably high tolerance for spiritual innovators, political cranks, and religious eccentrics.• My biggest weakness was my lack of sympathy or tolerance forincompetence.• This is a grossabuse of public tolerance for the private misbehavior of famousathletes.
1able to tolerate other opinions, actions, etc.容忍ADJECTIVE | ... OF TOLERANCE | VERB + TOLERANCE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤great極大的容忍◇The policy required greater tolerance of foreigners.該政策要求對外國人有更大的寬容。➤political, racial, religious政治/種族/宗教寬容▸➤zero (of crime對犯罪)零容忍◇Howard County has a zero-tolerance policy on alcohol use by teenagers.霍華德縣對青少年飲酒實行零容忍政策。... OF TOLERANCE➤degree, level容忍度;寬容程度VERB + TOLERANCE➤have具有容忍力▸➤show表現出寬容▸➤learn學會容忍▸➤foster, preach, promote, teach (sb)培養/宣揚/促進/教導(某人)寬容PREPOSITION➤tolerance for對⋯的容忍◇He has no tolerance for people who are not like him.他不能容忍與他不一樣的人。➤tolerance of對⋯的寬容◇a plea for greater tolerance of religious diversity籲請對宗教多樣性更加寬容➤tolerance towards/toward對⋯寬容◇She was showing greater tolerance towards / toward her younger sister than before.她對妹妹顯得比從前寬容多了。PHRASES➤a lack of tolerance缺乏寬容◇Your lack of tolerance is disappointing.你缺乏寬容,令人失望。tolerance
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2ability to suffer pain, cold, etc.忍受疼痛、寒冷的能力ADJECTIVE | ... OF TOLERANCE | VERB + TOLERANCE | TOLERANCE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤high, low高耐受力;低耐受力➤decreased, increased下降的/提高的耐受力▸➤pain疼痛耐受力➤drought, heat, stress, etc.耐旱性、耐熱性、耐逆性等◇We group plants according to their light and heat tolerances.我們根據植物對光和熱的耐受力對其進行分類。... OF TOLERANCE➤level耐受度VERB + TOLERANCE➤have具有耐受力▸➤develop, improve, increase培養/改善/提高耐受力TOLERANCE + NOUN➤level耐受度PREPOSITION➤tolerance for對⋯的耐受◇He proved his high tolerance for pain.他證明了自己對疼痛有很高的耐受力。➤tolerance to對⋯的耐受力◇Tolerance to alcohol decreases with age.酒精耐受力隨年齡遞減。