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单词 forbearance
释义
forbearance
noun[U]
formal
uk
/fɔːˈbeə.rəns/us
/fɔːrˈber.əns/
thequalityof beingpatientand beingabletoforgivesomeone orcontrolyourself in adifficultsituation:
耐心；宽容；克制
[+ (that)]Hethankedhisemployeesfor the forbearance(that)they hadshownduring the company'sdifficulttimes.他感谢员工们在公司的困难时期所表现出的耐心和宽容。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Abstaining and refraining
  • abstain
  • abstainer
  • abstemious
  • abstemiously
  • abstention
  • disengage
  • disengagement
  • fast
  • forbear
  • give
  • give up
  • hors de combat
  • keep
  • keep(someone/something)out ofsomething
  • step
  • step back
  • stop
  • stop short ofsomethingidiom
  • swear offsomething
  • touch
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(Definition offorbearancefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofforbearance

forbearance
Tolerance isforbearance; it is the restraint of an urge to repress one's political enemies.
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Hisforbearanceand patience was not rewarded in this case.
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This could start a vicious circle, wherein lack offorbearancewould enhance intolerance, which would then make forbearance still more difficult, and so on.
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In addition to macroeconomic stabilization, regulators may have other reasons for showingforbearance.
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For this laxity was seen not simply as an unwise and over-expansiveforbearancethat might breed religious division and lead souls down the road to perdition.
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He was a local rate collector, one who showedforbearancein extracting money from hard-pressed small farmers even though this would have dismayed county officials had they known.
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P-6 is also the only group that employed promise offorbearance.
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In the guise of stewards, the blackshirts were there to pounce quickly, and there was little evidence of the spirit offorbearance.
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He acted, as we all agree, with great dignity andforbearancethroughout.
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The police have standing instruction to treat all persons with the utmost civility,forbearance, and good temper.
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It includes not only an innocent failure to do something, but a culpableforbearanceor negligence to do a duty.
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I wish to thank them for theirforbearance.
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Personal inquiries among citizens convinced me that the police as a force behaved throughout the recent period of difficulty with discipline, courage andforbearance.
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We all know the great care andforbearancewith which it is necessary to deal with a difficult child.
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That means understanding andforbearancefrom both sides.
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