with obj.
1
- make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and beating or hammering it锻造, 铸造（金属物体）：
1.1
- figurative create (a relationship or new conditions)〈喻〉创造, 缔造（关系, 形势, 环境）：
the two women forged a close bond
两位女士形成紧密同盟
the country is forging a bright new future.
这个国家正在创造光明的未来。
2
- produce a copy or imitation of (a document, signature, banknote, or work of art) for the purpose of deception伪造, 假冒（文件, 签名, 钞票, 艺术品）。
1
- a blacksmith's workshop; a smithy铁匠工场, 铁匠铺。
1.1
- a furnace or hearth for melting or refining metal锻铁炉。
1.2
- a workshop or factory containing such a furnace锻造厂, 锻造车间。
派生词
forgeable
adjectiveforger
noun词源
Middle English （also in the general sense 'make, construct'）： from Old French forger, from Latin fabricare 'fabricate', from fabrica 'manufactured object, workshop'. The noun is via Old French from Latin fabrica.
no obj., with adverbial of direction
- move forward gradually or steadily慢慢向前; 稳步前进：
he forged through the crowded side streets.
他慢慢地穿过拥挤的小巷。
词源
mid 18th cent. (originally of a ship)： perhaps an aberrant pronunciation of FORCE1.
短语动词
forge ahead
1
- move forward or take the lead in a race前进; 在比赛中领先。
1.1
- continue or make progress with a course or undertaking继续前进; 取得进展：
the government is forging ahead with reforms.
政府正在推进改革。