forgo

for·go /fɔːˈɡəʊ $ fɔːrˈɡoʊ/ verb (past tensepst forwent /-ˈwent/, past participlepp forgone /-ˈɡɒn $ -ˈɡɒːn/, present participle forgoing) [transitiveT]

NOT HAVEto not do or have something pleasant or enjoyable 摒绝，放弃〔美好的东西〕 SYN go without

I had to forgo lunch.

我只得放弃午餐。

Examples from the Corpus

forgo• Novices were expected to forgo all earthly pleasures and concentrate on the hereafter.• Instead, they will forgo either career or motherhood.• Poverty made mere housing a luxury; and poverty forced families to forgo kindergartens and higher education for their children.• The word foresee takes an e in the middle, but you can write either forgo or forego.• They take Missy on walks through cities and wilderness areas and have learned to forgo restaurant meals for picnics and room service.• Who would forgo the chance of a winter in Rome, the centre of things?• Senior board members have offered to forgo their annual bonuses this year.• Council members were asked to forgo their pay raises.• One is that devout patients may forgo treatment and wait for divine intervention.

Origin forgo

Old English forgo “to pass by”

for·go verb

Chinese

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