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forewent

/fawr-went, fohr-/US // fɔrˈwɛnt, foʊr- //UK // (fɔːˈwɛnt) //

前言,前任,预先声明,前任的

Related Words

relinquish放弃,弃权,弃置,捐弃renounce摒弃,摈弃,背弃,抛弃forfeit被没收的,弃权,被没收,没收waive放弃,放弃了,免除,弃权refrain克制,克制一下,克制住,反复强调eschew摒弃,避开,规避,摒弃了forsake摒弃,抛弃,弃之不顾,弃绝quit退出,辞职,戒掉sacrifice牺牲,祭祀,牺牲品,牺性yield产量,屈服,收益,收益率neglect忽视,忽略了,忽视了,忽略pass通过,通过了,通,通过的surrender投降,交出,投诚,缴械投降precede前导,前,先于,前面

Definitions

v.动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : simple past tense of forego.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbdo without
Synonyms
eschew摒弃,避开,规避,摒弃了forfeit被没收的,弃权,被没收,没收forsake摒弃,抛弃,弃之不顾,弃绝refrain克制,克制一下,克制住,反复强调relinquish放弃,弃权,弃置,捐弃renounce摒弃,摈弃,背弃,抛弃waive放弃,放弃了,免除,弃权neglect忽视,忽略了,忽视了,忽略pass通过,通过了,通,通过的precede前导,前,先于,前面quit退出,辞职,戒掉sacrifice牺牲,祭祀,牺牲品,牺性surrender投降,交出,投诚,缴械投降yield产量,屈服,收益,收益率

Examples

  • He didn’t own a car and forewent a cell phone until Mortimer and Rosen bought him one so they could keep track of their elusive protagonist.

  • Commerce for the time forewent its eminence, the soldier stepped to the front.

  • It was through the intervention of Ugolino that he forewent this mission.

  • But this I know: it was out of their inordinate desire for joy that they forewent joy.

  • Let him catch them ashore at Wapping, if the devil forewent his due; let him catch them, that was all!

  • S—— forewent for a moment his amber mouthpiece to give us his experience and opinion.

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