Forego

(v. t.) To quit; to relinquish; to leave.

(v. t.) To relinquish the enjoyment or advantage of; to give up; to resign; to renounce; -- said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one within reach, or anticipated.

(v. i.) To go before; to precede; -- used especially in the present and past participles.

克莱德编辑

• I therefore pleaded another engagement; and observing that Mrs. Micawber's spirits were immediately lightened, I resisted all persuasion to forego it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Why then should he forego it? 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Did she love him well enough to forego what had used to be essential points? 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• He would forego everything but the yearning. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Preconceived opinions, foregone determinations, are all I have at this hour to stand by: there I plant my foot. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Mr. Thornton at first was puzzled to account for her silence; and then he remembered the lie she had told, and all that was foregone. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• The very fact that Numa had foregone such easy prey at all convinced the wise forest craft of Tarzan that Numa's belly already was full. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Its special feature was a foregone family confidence and sympathy. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• The conclusion from this is obvious in favour of the foregoing system. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• This conceit, however, is no more reasonable than any of the foregoing. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• It may be worth while to illustrate some of the foregoing remarks. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• It is in the foregoing manner that the remarkable stereoscopic effect of Sir David Brewster's ghost is produced, a representation of which is given in the next page. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• It would afford us the highest gratification to be enabled to record Mr. Pickwick's opinion of the foregoing anecdote. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• This circumstance, like the two foregoing, has an effect upon joy, as well as pride. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.

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