tolerate
verb[T]
uk/ˈtɒl.ər.eɪt/us/ˈtɑː.lə.reɪt/tolerateverb[T](ACCEPT)
B2
toacceptbehaviourandbeliefsthat are different fromyourown,althoughyou might notagreewith orapproveof them:
宽容;容忍I will not tolerate thatkindofbehaviourin myclass.在我的课堂上我不会容许那种行为。
[+ -ing verb]I won't tolerate lying.我不会容忍说谎。
- Thebacteriahavedevelopedanabilityto tolerate thesedrugs.
- Thesoldiershave to toleratedifficultdesertconditions.
- I'mlookingforplantsthat can tolerateshade.
Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
- accede tosomething
- acceptance
- acquiescence
- be resigned tosomethingidiom
- bend tosomething
- bow down tosomeone
- cave in
- concede
- crack
- like it or lump itidiom
- peace
- philosophical
- resignyourselftosomething
- resignation
- resigned
- resignedly
- resort tosomething
- settle forsomething
- shoulder
- tradesomethingoff
tolerateverb[T](DEAL WITH)
C2
todealwith somethingunpleasantorannoying, or tocontinueexistingdespitebadordifficultconditions:
忍耐;忍受Theseantscan toleratetemperaturesthat wouldkillotherspecies.这些蚂蚁能够忍受可以导致其他物种死亡的高温。
to accept or continue in a situation that is difficult or unpleasant
- bearI will bear the responsibility for whatever happens.
- endureShe endured years of hip pain before seeing a surgeon.
- sufferShe suffers from severe asthma.
- acceptI have finally accepted that I can't change who he is.
- resign yourself toI have resigned myself to the fact that I'll never work again.
- become resigned toPeople have become resigned to the fact that increased security means much longer wait times at airports.
Tolerating and enduring
- bear
- bear withsomeone
- bearable
- bide
- come to terms withsomethingidiom
- endurable
- philosophically
- resignyourselftosomething
- resignedly
- ridesomethingout
- rough
- sit
- sitsomethingout
- stand forsomething
- stick
- sweat it outidiom
- wait
- waitsomethingout
- weather the stormidiom
- withstand