| 单词 | tolerate |
| 释义 | tolerate (once / 143 pages) v The verb tolerate means "to put up with or allow." You can tolerate your sister's love of Broadway musicals but really, you prefer dramas. Think of tolerate as the open-minded verb. It means you allow something to happen or exist, even if you don't really like it. For example, you don't like your neighbor's loud music but you tolerate because he only blasts it on Saturday afternoons. Scientifically speaking, when your body can tolerate a drug, poison or even pollution, it means you aren't harmed by it. WORD FAMILYtolerate: tolerable, tolerance, tolerated, tolerates, tolerating, toleration+/intolerable: intolerablest/tolerable: intolerable, intolerably, tolerablest, tolerably/tolerance: overtolerance, tolerances/toleration: tolerations USAGE EXAMPLESLoud, inappropriate and unruly behavior is not tolerated in our luxury resorts.” Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) “It shouldn’t be tolerated. Officers are supposed to be guardians not warriors. I don’t think what they expressed reflects the values of the department.” The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) It’s the opposite, it’s being in a place of searching and being able to tolerate that.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1v put up with something or somebody unpleasant he learned to tolerate the heat Syn|Hypo|Hyper abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support suffer experience (emotional) pain accept, live with, swallow tolerate or accommodate oneself to hold still for, stand fortolerate or bear bear upendure cheerfully take lying downsuffer without protest; suffer or endure passively take a jokelisten to a joke at one's own expense sit outendure to the end paybear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action get one's lumps, take one's lumpssuffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actions allow, countenance, let, permit consent to, give permission 2v allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital Syn|Hyper allow, permit allow, countenance, let, permit consent to, give permission 3v have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him Hyper endure, suffer undergo or be subjected to 4v recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others) We must tolerate the religions of others Hyper abide by, honor, honour, observe, respect show respect towards |
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