forgo
verb(also forego)
(formal)- forgo something
to decide not to have or do something that you would like to have or do 放弃,弃绝(想做的事或想得之物) No one was prepared to forgo their lunch hour to attend the meeting. 谁都不愿意放弃午餐时间出席会议。 She would willingly forgo a birthday treat if only her warring parents would declare a truce. 只要她的父母停止争吵,她愿意放弃生日宴请。 Time to prepare was a luxury he would have to forgo. 因为时间不够,他不得不放弃做准备工作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- willingly
- have to
- decide to
- be prepared to
- …
Word OriginOld English forgān (from for- and go).