forgo
/fɔːˈgəʊ/(亦作forego)
verb
(-goes; past -went; past participle -gone)with obj.
1- omit or decline to take (something pleasant or valuable); go without放弃, 抛弃(舒适或有价值的事物); 没有…也行:
she wanted to forgo the tea and leave while they could.
她想不喝茶, 在他们还有可能离开时离开。
1.1
- refrain from克制自己不做:
we forgo any comparison between the two men.
我们克制自己不在两人之间做任何比较。
词源
Old English forgān (see FOR-, GO1).