forbear

verb

1. 克制；自制；忍住（不说话或不做某事）
   to stop yourself from saying or doing sth that you could or would like to say or do
   1. He wanted to answer back, but he forbore from doing so.
      他想顶嘴，但是忍住了。
   2. She forbore to ask any further questions.
      她克制自己，不再进一步提问。

noun

noun

1. VERB 忍耐;克制;避免
   If you forbear to do something, you do not do it although you have the opportunity or the right to do it.
   1. I forbore to comment on this...
      我克制自己对此不予置评。
   2. Protesters largely forbore from stone-throwing and vandalism.
      抗议者绝大多数没有投掷石头和蓄意破坏。

1. I forbore to comment on this
   我克制自己对此不予置评。
2. Protesters largely forbore from stone-throwing and vandalism.
   抗议者绝大多数没有投掷石头和蓄意破坏。
3. Mature woman would forbear their own curiosity to preserve the family's integrity and spiritual calmness.
   成熟的女人会隐忍自己的好奇心保全家庭的完整和精神层面的平静。
4. And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear.
   我对他们说，你们若以为美，就给我工价，不然，就吧了。
5. And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear,( for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.
   他们或听，或不听，（他们是悖逆之家），必知道在他们中间有了先知。
6. And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
   人子啊！要听我对你所说的话，不要悖逆象那悖逆之家，你要开口。
7. For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.
   因为我必说实话。只是我禁止不说，恐怕有人把我看高了，过于他在我身上所看见所听见的。
8. Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.
   但你多年宽容他们，又用你的灵藉众先知劝戒他们，他们仍不听从，所以你将他们交在列国之民的手中。
9. Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
   避免走极端。容忍令人愤慨的伤害与中伤，只要你还认为它们是应得的。
10. Ay me! but yet thou might'st my seat forbear.
    鸠占鹊巢抢我座不可以。
11. The wounded man could not forbear to cry out.
    受伤的人忍不住哭起来。
12. My forbear was unremarkable, he says, a strange opening to a most remarkable tale.
    我的先祖是个普通人，他说，给这个颇具传奇的故事开了个奇怪的开场白。
13. Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased? But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
    6我虽说话，忧愁仍不得消解。我虽停住不说，忧愁就离开我吗。22那少年人听见这话，就忧忧愁愁的走了。因为他的产业很多。
14. The judge said he would forbear from sending her to prison, on condition that she promised not to steal again.
    法官说他可以不送她进监狱，条件是她必须保证以后不再偷窃。
15. Transported with this idea, she could not forbear acting with her head the thought that passed in her mind, when down came the can of milk!
    一般想着，一边运送（牛奶），正当这个想法刚好在她脑海中闪现的时候，她忍不住晃了下脑袋，这时候（她头顶的）那罐牛奶掉了下来！
16. The fans could not forbear crying out at the wonderful goal.
    一记精采的进球使球迷们禁不住叫喊起来。
17. His plan was such a success that even his original critics could scarcely forbear from congratulating him.
    他的计划获得如此巨大成功，就连他原来的批评者都几乎忍不住要祝贺他。
18. He forbear from take any further action.
    他克制自己不采取任何进一步的行动。
19. She could not forbear crying out.
    她禁不住叫喊出来。
20. He could not forbear from expressing his disagreement.
    他忍不住要表达不同意见。
21. The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, The sun forbear to shine;
    大地即将，如雪消融；太阳亦会，黯淡陨没。
22. They all pinched me at once, and in a dreadfully expert way: screwing up such little pieces of my arms that I could hardly forbear crying out.
    他们一起来捏我，他们捏得很高明，把我胳膊上的肉一小片一小片地拧着，拧得我几乎叫出声来。
23. The consumption wants to know forbear;
    消费要知所节制；
24. I cannot forbear from expressing my opinion about your recent mistakes.
    对于你最近的一些错误我不能不表示我的意见。
25. May I be strenuous, energetic and persevering! May I be patient! May I be able to bear and forbear the wrongs of others! May I ever keep a promise given!
    愿我努力精进，勤奋不懈；愿我有耐心能容忍并宽恕别人的过错，愿我能信守自己立下的诺言。
26. I think you must have remarked that I could not forbear a tribute to those charms when I put up the steps of the hackney-coach.
    我想，你一定注意到，当我把出租马车的踏板收起来的时候，我禁不住赞美起你的魅力来。
27. The organisation that had undertaken this bogus survey I forbear from mentioning its name did not disguise that it had done so in order to draw attention to the problem of abuse of children.
    进行这项伪调查的组织（我不想说出它的名字），没有假装自己的目的是为了让公众关注虐童行为。
28. I forbear to tell his name.
    我不愿说出他的名字。
29. Can't forbear criticizing their ineptitude.
    禁不住要批评他们的笨拙。
30. You know I have power to do, and yet I forbear it.
    你一定晓得我是有这种权力的，然而我忍耐着不去做。

noun

1. a person from whom you are descended

   Synonym:    forebear

verb

1. resist doing something
   1. He refrained from hitting him back
   2. she could not forbear weeping

   Synonym:    refrain

2. refrain from doing
   1. she forbore a snicker

   Synonym:    hold back