| 词组 | forgive |
| 释义 | forgive /fəˈɡɪv $ fər-/ verb (past tense forgave /-ˈɡeɪv/, past participle forgiven /-ˈɡɪvən/) to stop being angry with someone and stop blaming them, although they have done something wrongverbscan/can’t forgive sb I can’t forgive her for what she did.ask/beg sb to forgive you He asked them to forgive him. | The man begged my mother to forgive him for what he had done.nounsforgive sb’s mistake I’m sorry – please forgive my mistake.forgive sb’s sins God will forgive your sins.prepositionsforgive sb for sth She never forgave him for what he said.phrasesbe hard/difficult/impossible to forgive I found it hard to forgive him for lying to me. | Some things may be impossible to forgive.be prepared/ready/willing to forgive She was willing to forgive his mistake.forgive and forget (=forgive someone and no longer think about it, so that you no longer feel angry) He didn’t seem the type of man who could forgive and forget easily.THESAURUS: forgive excuse to forgive a small fault such as carelessness, rudeness, or lateness: Please excuse me for being late. | I hope you’ll excuse the state of the room – it needs a good clean. | I’ve only just got out of bed, so please excuse my appearance.Excuse is also used when saying that someone should not be blamed completely for something they have done, because there were reasons why they did it: I’m not trying to excuse my son’s behaviour in any way. pardon pardon means the same as excuse, and is used especially when apologizing because you do not want to seem rude. This meaning of pardon is more common in American English: Pardon me for interrupting, but someone has arrived to see you. | Pardon my mistake – I didn’t realise it was your newspaper.Pardon also means to officially forgive someone and free them from prison: He was officially pardoned by the governor and allowed to return home. condone to officially accept behaviour that most people think is morally wrong. Usually governments and people in authority condone things: The college does not condone this type of behaviour. | The minister said that he could not condone the use of force. | He would never condone violence, for whatever reason. overlook to ignore a mistake, fault, or something bad that someone has done, and not let this affect your opinion or decision: She loved him and she was prepared to overlook his obvious faults. | Many Brazilians seem willing to overlook the corruption allegations, because their lives have improved under this government. |
| 随便看 |
英语词组固定搭配大全包含4241条英汉双解词组，基本涵盖了全部常用英文词组、短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。