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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-derived
tolbear, endure, tolerate
+
ersuffix
+
ateto make, having
=tolerate

Common 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.

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