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forbear vt.
vi. 忍耐,克制,容忍
n. 祖先 忍耐,克制,容忍祖先 forbear n 1: a person from whom you are descended [ synonym: { forebear}, { forbear}] v 1: refrain from doing; " she forbore a snicker" [ synonym: { forbear}, { hold back}] 2: resist doing something; " He refrained from hitting him back"; " she could not forbear weeping" [ synonym: { refrain}, { forbear}] [ ant: { act}, { move}] Forbear \ For* bear"\ ( f[ o^] r* b[^ a] r"), n. [ See { Fore}, and { Bear} to produce.] An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural. [ Scot.] [ Also spelled { forebear}.] " Your forbears of old." -- Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster]
Forbear \ For* bear"\ ( f[ o^] r* b[^ a] r"), v. i. [ imp. { Forbore}({ Forbare}, [ Obs.]); p. p. { Forborne}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Forbearing}.] [ OE. forberen, AS. forberan; pref. for- beran to bear. See { Bear} to support.] 1. To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay. [ 1913 Webster] Shall I go against Ramoth- gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? -- 1 Kings xxii. 6. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To refuse; to decline; to give no heed. [ 1913 Webster] Thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. -- Ezek. ii. 7. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To control one' s self when provoked. [ 1913 Webster] The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear. -- Cowper. [ 1913 Webster] Both bear and forbear. -- Old Proverb. [ 1913 Webster]
Forbear \ For* bear"\, v. t. 1. To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubtful propriety. [ 1913 Webster] But let me that plunder forbear. -- Shenstone. [ 1913 Webster] The King In open battle or the tilting field Forbore his own advantage. -- Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To treat with consideration or indulgence. [ 1913 Webster] Forbearing one another in love. -- Eph. iv. 2. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To cease from bearing. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] Whenas my womb her burden would forbear. -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] 61 Moby Thesaurus words for " forbear": abstain, abstain from, avoid, be patient, bear, bear with composure, bridle, carry on, carry through, cease, curb, desist, dispense with, do without, endure, escape, eschew, evade, forgive, forgo, give quarter, have mercy upon, have pity, hold, hold aloof from, hold back, hold off, inhibit, keep, keep back, keep from, keep in hand, let alone, let go by, let up on, melt, never touch, not touch, not use, pardon, pass up, refrain, refrain from, relax, relent, reprieve, reserve, restrain, sacrifice, save, shun, spare, stand aloof from, suffer, take pity on, thaw, tolerate, wait, wait it out, waive, withhold
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