forfeited
past simple and past participle offorfeit
| 单词 | forfeited |
| 释义 | forfeited past simple and past participle offorfeit forfeit verb[T] uk/ˈfɔː.fɪt/us/ˈfɔːr.fɪt/tolosetherightto do or have something because you havebrokenarule: If youcancelnow, you forfeityourdeposit. Thesepeoplehave forfeited therighttoliveinsociety. Synonym forgoformal Compare waiveformal Stop having or doing something
Examplesofforfeitedforfeited In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Licenses of vessels which become involved in trespassing and encroachment into the jurisdictional waters of other countries areforfeitedand not reissued. From theCambridge English Corpus It demands us to protect a value that must not beforfeited, in this case presumably public safety. From theCambridge English Corpus In the process, both individuality and nonage-related group identities are backgrounded orforfeitedaltogether. From theCambridge English Corpus In the case of a third or subsequent birth, a substantial sum isforfeited, ostensibly to pay for maternity services. From theCambridge English Corpus But this does not mean that this right cannot be defeated orforfeitedon occasion, for example, in virtue of acts that the person performs. From theCambridge English Corpus Payment of debts, however, were frequentlyforfeitedto manifestations of style and status. From theCambridge English Corpus The deposit would beforfeitedif any newspaper were found to have published anything seditious. 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 wasforfeited. From theCambridge English Corpus They must be ' cleansed ' from society by any means available since they haveforfeitedtheir rights. From theCambridge English Corpus As the dynastic politicians found their exercise of power increasingly under challenge, theyforfeitedtheir leading role in society, and the regime's loss of legitimacy became a general state crisis. From theCambridge English Corpus The combination of these elements generates a strong negative correlation between inventory investment and final sales, and thus the lesser volatility of final sales relative to production is alsoforfeited. From theCambridge English Corpus There are clear rules regarding any honours that have been awarded and the ways in which they may have to beforfeited. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Her unused return fare wasforfeitedand the cost of her fare was met by her husband and son-in-law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is that chimpanzee to be "condemned asforfeited"? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They haveforfeitedthe confidence of our friends abroad. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
| 随便看 |
英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。