(forfeited, forfeiting)with obj.
1- lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing（因过失而）失去, 丧失, 被剥夺（财产, 权利, 特权）：
those unable to meet their taxes were liable to forfeit their estates.
未能付税者应受没收财产之罚。
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- lose or give up (something) as a necessary consequence of something else（因故）失去, 放弃：
she didn't mind forfeiting an extra hour in bed to get up and muck out the horses.
她不在乎因为要起床打扫马厩而少睡一个小时。
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- a fine or penalty for wrongdoing or for a breach of the rules in a club or game（因违反俱乐部或比赛规则而遭受的）罚款; 处罚。
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- Law an item of property or a right or privilege lost as a legal penalty【律】丧失的财产（或权利、特权）。
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forfeits
a game in which trivial penalties are exacted罚物游戏。
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- mass noun the action of forfeiting something丧失, 失去。
predic.
- lost or surrendered as a penalty for wrongdoing or neglect（因过失或疏忽受罚而）丧失了的, 被剥夺的：
the lands which he had acquired were automatically forfeit.
他曾获得的土地也随之被剥夺。
派生词
forfeitable
adjectiveforfeiter
nounforfeiture
noun词源
Middle English （originally denoting a crime or transgression, hence a fine or penalty for this）： from Old French forfet, forfait, past participle of forfaire 'transgress', from for- 'out' （from Latin foris 'outside'） + faire 'do' （from Latin facere）.