tolerate
verbto allow somebody to do something that you do not agree with or like 容许，允许（不同意或不喜欢的事物） - tolerate something
Their relationship was tolerated but not encouraged. 他们的关系得到了允许，但不宜鼓励。 This sort of behaviour will not be tolerated. 这种行为是不能容许的。 - tolerate (somebody/something) doing/being/having something
She refused to tolerate being called a liar. 她拒不接受被称为撒谎者。
Extra ExamplesI will not tolerate this conduct! 我不会容许这种行为！ It is technically illegal but widely tolerated. 从规则上说这是非法的，但却被广泛容忍。 She actually seemed pleased to see him: most of her visitors she merely tolerated. 她看到他居然显得很高兴：她对于大多数拜访者都是勉强应酬。 The condition makes it difficult to tolerate bright light. 这种病会让人对亮光难以忍受。 The government is not prepared to tolerate this situation any longer. 政府不准备再容许这种局面存在下去。 This plant prefers alkaline soil, though it will readily tolerate some acidity. 这种植物在酸性土壤中也能生存，但碱性土壤更加适宜。 This plant will readily tolerate some acidity. 这种植物能耐受一定的酸度。 Union activity was officially tolerated but strongly discouraged. 工会活动虽经官方容许，却被强力阻挠。 I don't know how you tolerate that noise! 我不知道你怎么能忍受那样的噪音！ Most perennials will tolerate being transplanted. 大多数多年生植物都能忍受移植。 Young and elderly people cannot tolerate alcohol as well as other adults. 儿童和老人对酒精的耐受性都不如成年人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- barely
- just
- merely
- …
- be unable to
- cannot
- not be prepared to
- …
- tolerate something
- tolerate somebody/something
to accept somebody/something that is annoying, unpleasant, etc. without complaining 忍受；容忍；包容 There is a limit to what one person can tolerate. 一个人的容忍是有限度的。 I don't know how you tolerate that noise! 我不知道你怎么能忍受那样的噪音！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- barely
- just
- merely
- …
- be unable to
- cannot
- not be prepared to
- …
- tolerate something
to be able to be affected by a drug, difficult conditions, etc. without being harmed （对药物）有耐受性；能经受（困难条件） She tolerated the chemotherapy well. 她对化疗的耐受力很强。 Few plants will tolerate sudden changes in temperature. 很少植物经受得住气温的突然变化。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- readily
- well
- poorly
- …
- be unable to
- cannot
- will not
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Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the sense ‘endure pain’): from Latin tolerat- ‘endured’, from the verb tolerare.