tolerate
🇬🇧 UK/'tɒlәreit/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB2
Definitions
v.
To allow or accept something without explicit approval; to endure or put up with something unpleasant.
容忍,忍受;允许,默许
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.tolerate pain忍受疼痛
- 2.tolerate differences包容差异
- 3.refuse to tolerate拒绝容忍
- 4.barely tolerate勉强忍受
Example Sentences
- 1.
She could no longer tolerate her colleague's constant interruptions during meetings.
- 2.
A democratic society must tolerate a wide range of political opinions.
- 3.
Some plants cannot tolerate frost and must be brought indoors in winter.