tolerate

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vt. 宽容, 容许, 有耐力

发音

UK /ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt/
US /ˈtɑ.lə.ɹeɪt/

词形变化

tolerated tolerates 三单 tolerates toleratest tolerateth tolerating tolerating 现在分词 tolerated 过去式 tolerated 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

忍受；默许；宽恕

to allow people to do, say, or believe something without criticizing or punishing them

We simply will not tolerate vigilante groups on our streets.

我们决不容许有自行惩办犯罪的组织出现在我们的街头。

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.

    忍受

    熬

    挨

    及物

    The party tolerated corruption within its ranks.

  2. 2.

    To bear, withstand.

    及物

    I can tolerate working on Saturday, but not Sunday.

    The elevator can tolerate up to 360 kilograms.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

stand bear support allow stomach suffer permit endure abide digest

上位词 10

let honor respect allow suffer honour permit observe endure countenance

下位词 9

pay accept swallow bear up live with sit out stand for take a joke take lying down

近义相关 3

hurt suffer ache

词源

Borrowed from Latin tolerātus, the perfect passive participle of tolerō (“to endure”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with Old English þolian (“to tolerate, suffer, bear”) and French tolérer. More at thole.

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