Forbear

(verb.) refrain from doing; 'she forbore a snicker'.

海丝特编辑

• I could not forbear inquiring. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• But I forbear descanting further, and rather leave the judicious reader to his own remarks and application. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• While eating his cake, I could not forbear expressing my secret wish that I really knew all of which he accused me. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Sir Sluggish Knight, replied the Clerk, these are dangerous words, and I pray you to forbear them. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• I forbear to tell what he was going to do to that Bedouin that owned it. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• This opinion I can scarce forbear retracting, and condemning from my present feeling and experience. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• She forbears to judge them as a whole, but she has her exceptions whom she admires--Louis and Mr. Hall, and, of late, yourself. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The great-grandfather was the first freeman of Pasteur's forbears, having purchased with money his emancipation from serfdom. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• Mr Boffin bears and forbears far more than I could. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• According to that doctrine, motives deprive us not of free-will, nor take away our power of performing or forbearing any action. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• Mr. Whiffers then added that he feared a portion of this outrage might be traced to his own forbearing and accommodating disposition. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Madame Beck was a most consistent character; forbearing with all the world, and tender to no part of it. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Unless I am more considerate to ignorance, more forbearing to suffering, than I have hitherto been, I shall scorn myself as grossly unjust. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• For, who ever thought of forbearing any action, because others might possibly draw false conclusions from it? 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• The young cat looked round with a supremely forbearing air, avoided seeing anything, withdrew his chin, and began to wash his face with his paw. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Being old and sly, I forbore to call out; but being also, unfortunately, old and heavy, my feet betrayed me on the gravel. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Your partner Pearson gave way, and conceded, and forbore. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• I therefore forbore to ask any further questions. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Marianne was going to retort, but she remembered her promises, and forbore. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• Quite despairing of making my mind clear to Wemmick on this point, I forbore to try. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Forasmuch as they hang in my memory by only this one slender thread, I don't know what they did, except that they forbore to remove me. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Until this dauntless worldling came in and broke the spell, and lifted the latch, we too have forborne to enter into that sad chamber. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Her hand was on the bell, but she had forborne to ring it. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.

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