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单词 forfeit
释义
forfeit
verb
uk
/ˈfɔː.fɪt/us
/ˈfɔːr.fɪt/

forfeitverb(LOSE)

[T]
tolosetherightto do or have something because you havebrokenarule:
（因违规而）丧失，被没收
If youcancelnow, you forfeityourdeposit.如果您现在取消的话，恐怕您不能拿回订金。
Thesepeoplehave forfeited therighttoliveinsociety.这些人已经丧失了社会生存权。
Synonym
forgo
Compare
waive
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stop having or doing something
  • abdicate
  • abdication
  • bail out
  • bandh
  • break withsomething
  • butt out
  • forgo
  • forsake
  • forswear
  • ghost
  • givesomethingup as a bad jobidiom
  • give up
  • give up the ghostidiom
  • lose
  • relinquishment
  • self-denying
  • self-sacrifice
  • self-sacrificing
  • step
  • throw
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forfeitverb(NOT PLAY)

[TorI]
todecidenot toplayasportsgameorpartof agame, or toletthe othersidewin:
England'splayersforfeited thematchbecause ofsafetyconcerns.
Shedevelopedherskillbywrestlingboys, though some forfeitedratherthanfacelosingto agirl.
More examples
  • When sherefusedtocalmdown, theumpireorderedthegameforfeited infavourof heropponent.
  • If you don't have enoughplayers, you'll have to forfeit orpostponethematch.
  • Bothsidesforfeited aninningsinordertotryand get aresult.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stop having or doing something
  • abdicate
  • abdication
  • bail out
  • bandh
  • break withsomething
  • butt out
  • forgo
  • forsake
  • forswear
  • ghost
  • givesomethingup as a bad jobidiom
  • give up
  • give up the ghostidiom
  • lose
  • relinquishment
  • self-denying
  • self-sacrifice
  • self-sacrificing
  • step
  • throw
See more results »
forfeit
noun
uk
/ˈfɔː.fɪt/us
/ˈfɔːr.fət/
[C]
something that you havelosttherightto do or have because you havebrokenarule:
（因违规而造成的）罚金，丧失物
Theteammight haveavoidedthe forfeits if it hadhandledthesituationdifferently.
[U]
theactionoflosingtherightto do or have something because you havebrokenarule:
Thehometeamcould end upwinningbyforfeit.
pay a forfeitmainlyUK
to give up something,especiallyin agame:
（尤指在比赛中）受罚
If youlose, you'll have topaya forfeit. What will you give up?
See more
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Losing and loss
  • astray
  • black hole
  • disappear
  • get to
  • go walkaboutidiom
  • haemorrhage
  • kiss
  • lose
  • loss
  • lost
  • mislay
  • misplace
  • misroute
  • miss
  • say
  • slip throughsomeone'sfingersidiom
  • unaccounted for
  • walkabout
  • wave
  • wave/say goodbye tosomethingidiom
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forfeit
adjective[after verb]
formal
uk
/ˈfɔː.fɪt/us
/ˈfɔːr.fət/
taken away from someone as apunishment
被罚的；被没收的
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Stop having or doing something
  • abdicate
  • abdication
  • bail out
  • bandh
  • break withsomething
  • butt out
  • forgo
  • forsake
  • forswear
  • ghost
  • givesomethingup as a bad jobidiom
  • give up
  • give up the ghostidiom
  • lose
  • relinquishment
  • self-denying
  • self-sacrifice
  • self-sacrificing
  • step
  • throw
See more results »
(Definition offorfeitfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
forfeit
verb[T]
uk
/ˈfɔː.fɪt/us
/ˈfɔːr.fɪt/
tolosetherightto do or have something because you havebrokenarule
（因违规而）丧失，被没收
If youcancelnow, you forfeityourdeposit.如果您现在取消的话，恐怕您不能拿回订金。
Thesepeoplehave forfeited therighttoliveinsociety.这些人已经丧失了社会生存权。
forfeit
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɔː.fɪt/us
/ˈfɔːr.fət/
something that you havelosttherightto do or have because you havebrokenarule
（因违规而造成的）罚金，丧失物
pay a forfeit
to give up something,especiallyin agame
（尤指在比赛中）受罚
forfeit
adjective[after verb]
formal
uk
/ˈfɔː.fɪt/us
/ˈfɔːr.fət/
taken away from someone as apunishment
被罚的；被没收的

forfeit| American Dictionary

forfeit
verb[T]
us
/ˈfɔr·fɪt/
to give up orlosesomething because you cannot do something that therulesor thelawsays you must do:
She had to forfeit thetennismatchafter shefellandhurtherwrist.

forfeit

noun[C/U]us
/ˈfɔr·fət,-fɪt/
[C]Throwingobjectson thefield, theumpiresaid, wouldresultin the forfeit of thegameby thehometeam.
(Definition offorfeitfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

forfeit| Business English

forfeit
verb[T]
uk
/ˈfɔːfɪt/us
LAW
tolosetherightto have or do something because you have notobeyedaruleorlaw:
Over severalyears, thedistrictforfeited $51 million byfailingtospendthemoneywithin thedeadlinesset by thegovernment.
forfeit a claim/right (to sth/to do sth)She forfeited herrighttobenefitsbecause she did notnotifytheauthoritiesof herchangeincircumstances.
forfeit sth to sb/sthIllegallyshippedcigaretteswill beseizedand forfeited to thestate.
toagreeto give away therightto have or do something:
Acultureoflonghoursandtimeforfeited infavourofmoneyis nowbecomingroutine.
forfeit
noun[C]
LAW
uk
/ˈfɔːfɪt/us
something that youlosetherightto have or do because you havefailedtoobeyaruleorlaw:
Schools andtheiremployeesfoundinviolationof thepolicyaresubjecttopenalties,includingfinesor forfeits.
(Definition offorfeitfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofforfeit

forfeit
Now indirect or opportunity costs - the financial rewards which people are forfeiting by caring - are much more commonly a target of policy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The deposit would be forfeited if any newspaper were found to have published anything seditious.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Perhaps any comprehensive theory about the genre must be so general that it forfeits useful and interesting critical perspectives.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Second, and most important, for every consumer trying to reduce morbidity and/or mortality by consuming a noncurative patent medicine, valuable medical treatment was forfeited.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If the government reneges and forfeits the bond, it will lose its credibility, and its international commitments will fall into disarray.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Readers can easily understand how mortality credit (an additional yield component) relates to forfeiting bequest potential when purchasing annuities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To supplement his particular rules concerning punctuality, cleanliness and avoidance of waste and error, he had a list of forfeits of a more general nature.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Then with special rules, exceptions, extra opportunities presented by the dice and forfeits for errors or bad luck, a winner is determined.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They must be ' cleansed ' from society by any means available since they have forfeited their rights.
From theCambridge English Corpus
With the introduction of elections and rising expectations for participation and development, chiefs have sought to accommodate demands for change while not forfeiting their own right to rule.
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As the dynastic politicians found their exercise of power increasingly under challenge, they forfeited their leading role in society, and the regime's loss of legitimacy became a general state crisis.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Here it emerges that besides considerable practical difficulties, the argument of fair equality of opportunity remains decisive against the possibility of forfeiting the right to healthcare.
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In order to justify that inference, one must argue that the evil could have been prevented without forfeiting some greater good or permitting some evil as bad or worse.
From theCambridge English Corpus
When the expected return on 401(k) contributions is relatively low because of the risk of forfeiting matching contributions, these individuals would rather consume than contribute.
From theCambridge English Corpus
According to most schools, this law cannot be overruled by a contractual agreement between the spouses, and therefore a divorce settlement in which the wife forfeits this right is invalid.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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