forbear
verb[I]
formaluk/fɔːˈbeər/us/fɔːrˈber/forbore|forbornetopreventyourself from saying or doing something,especiallyin a way thatshowscontrol, goodjudgment, orkindnesstoothers:
自制，克制Hisplanwas such asuccessthatevenhisoriginalcriticscouldscarcelyforbearfromcongratulatinghim.他的计划获得了巨大的成功，甚至那些原先的批评者们也禁不住向他表示祝贺。
Thedoctorsaid she wasoptimisticabout theoutcomeof theoperationbut forboretomake anypromisesat this earlystage.医生称她对手术结果持乐观态度，但在这一早期阶段不会作出任何承诺。
Abstaining and refraining
- abstain
- abstainer
- abstemious
- abstemiously
- abstention
- disengage
- disengagement
- fast
- forbearance
- give
- give up
- hors de combat
- keep
- keep(someone/something)out ofsomething
- step
- step back
- stop
- stop short ofsomethingidiom
- swear offsomething
- touch
forbear
noun[Cusually plural]
uk/ˈfɔː.beər/us/ˈfɔːr.ber/aforebearformal
（同 forebear）Family: ancestors & descendants
- ancestor
- ancestral
- ancestry
- be in the/someone'sbloodidiom
- blood
- blood is thicker than wateridiom
- descent
- distaff
- family tree
- forebear
- forefather
- genealogy
- generation
- heraldic
- heraldry
- lineage
- lineal
- run in the familyidiom
- sandwich generation
- successor