tolerate
/ˈtɒləreɪt/verb
with obj.
1- allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one does not necessarily like or agree with) without interference容许, 不干预:
a regime unwilling to tolerate dissent.
容不得不同政见的政权。
1.1
- accept or endure (someone or something unpleasant or disliked) with forbearance忍受; 容忍, 宽恕:
how was it that she could tolerate such noise?
她怎么能够忍受这样的噪音?
1.2
- be capable of continued subjection to (a drug, toxin, or environmental condition) without adverse reaction(对药物、毒品或环境状况)有耐力:
lichens grow in conditions that no other plants tolerate.
地衣长在其他任何植物都无法生长的条件下。
派生词
tolerator
noun词源
early 16th cent. (in the sense 'endure pain'): from Latin tolerat- 'endured', from the verb tolerare.