Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4959
Fully loadedtolerate
容忍;容许
核心释义
常指对不喜欢或不赞同的事不加干涉。
to allow something to happen or exist without approving of it
- 1.
允许或容忍而不明确批准,通常被视为负面的
To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.
- 2.
忍受,承受
To bear, withstand.
忍受;经受;允许或容忍而不明确批准,通常被视为负面的;忍受,承受;宽容;容许
用法In use
The school does not tolerate students arriving late to class.
用法提示:tolerate 作及物动词,后接名词短语 students arriving late to class,表示“容许而不加以制止”。
I can tolerate the noise from the street, but my brother cannot.
用法提示:tolerate 作及物动词,后接名词 the noise,表示“忍受、承受”。
These plants tolerate cold weather well.
用法提示:tolerate 作及物动词,后接名词 cold weather,表示“承受得住”。
tolerate sth/sb
及物动词,后接名词或代词作宾语,通常表示容忍令人不悦的人或事物。
The company will not tolerate any form of discrimination.
公司不会容忍任何形式的歧视。
tolerate doing sth
后接动名词,不能用不定式;常用于否定句。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- tolerate behavior
- 容忍行为
- I cannot tolerate such rude behavior.我不能容忍如此粗鲁的行为。
- tolerate pain
- 忍受疼痛
- She tolerated the pain without complaint.她毫无怨言地忍受着疼痛。
- tolerate heat
- 耐热
- These plants can tolerate extreme heat.这些植物能忍受极端高温。
- tolerate noise
- 忍受噪音
- The neighbors could not tolerate the noise from the construction site.邻居们无法忍受建筑工地的噪音。
- tolerate difference
- 宽容差异
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆:'tolerate' 中 'toler' 像 '拖了',拖着重物需要忍受,即容忍。
语境与语域Context & Register
该词通常用于正式或中立语境,如社会宽容、个人忍受等;在医学领域表示耐受性。日常口语中较少直接使用,多由'put up with'替代。
语法说明Grammar Note
词义偏负面,指勉强容许或强忍;不等同于积极支持的 allow。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with 'tolerate'. They share the spelling suffix '-ate' but each has a different stressed vowel or following consonant sounds.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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