Forbear
[ [fɔ:'beə, fə-] ]
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v. 忍耐, 克制, 容忍\\nn. 祖先
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forbear
v
(pt forbore, pp forborne) [I, Ipr, Tt, Tg]
~ (from sth/doing sth) (fml 文) refrain from doing or saying sth in a patient or self-controlled way克制, 自制（不做或不说某事物）
her mother's gentle and forbearing character 她母亲那温柔而宽容的性格
He could not forbear from expressing his disagreement.他忍不住要表达不同意见.
He forbore to mention/mentioning the matter again. 他克制住自己, 不再提及此事. forbear = forebear.
🗣️ 情景例句
so she had to take an earlier flight today.
所以她不得不在今天搭早一班的班机。
You had better not bother him right now.
你现在最好不要去打扰他。
Only when he saw that the man was actually telephoning the police did he realize that they had all been the victims of a hoax.
当他看到那个工人真的是给警察挂电话，才恍然大悟，原来他们都成一场骗局的受害者。