forgive
verb
fəˈɡɪv
verb
1
to
stop
being
angry
with
someone
and
stop
blaming
them,
although
they
have
done
something
wrong
原谅; 宽恕; 饶恕
spoken
forgive
sb
for
(doing)
sth
I’ve
tried
to
forgive
him
for
what
he
said.
我试图原谅他所说的话。
He
never
forgave
her
for
walking
out
on
him.
他一直没有原谅她抛弃自己。
forgive
myself/yourself
etc
If
anything
happened
to
the
kids
I’d
never
forgive
myself
.
如果孩子们出了什么事，我永远也不能原谅自己。
you’re
forgiven
‘I’m
really
sorry.’
‘It’s
okay,
you’re
forgiven.’
“真的很抱歉。”“没关系，原谅你了。”
forgive
sb
sth
God
forgives
us
our
sins.
上帝会原谅我们的罪。
He
didn’t
look
the
sort
of
man
to
forgive
and
forget
(=forgive
someone
and
no
longer
think
about
it)
.
他看上去不是那种不记仇的人。
2
forgive me
used
when
you
are
going
to
say
or
do
something
that
might
seem
rude
or
offensive
and
you
want
it
to
seem
more
polite
[口] 原谅我〔用于即将说出或做出可能显得粗鲁或无礼的事，以显得较有礼貌〕
spoken
Forgive
me
,
but
I
don’t
think
that
is
relevant.
恕我直言，我认为那是不相关的。
forgive
me
for
asking/saying
etc
sth
also
又作
forgive
my
asking/saying
etc
Forgive
me
for
saying
so
,
but
that’s
nonsense.
原谅我这么说，那是胡说八道。
Forgive
my
phoning
you
so
late.
原谅我这么晚打电话给你。
3
sb can be forgiven for thinking/believing/feeling etc sth
used
to
say
that
it
is
easy
to
understand
why
someone
might
think
or
do
something
某人有某种想法是可以理解的
You
could
be
forgiven
for
thinking
football
is
a
religion
here.
说足球在这里是种宗教也不为过。
4
forgive a debt/loan
if
a
country
or
organization
forgives
a
debt,
it
says
that
the
money
does
not
have
to
be
paid
back
[正式] 免除债务/贷款;
formal
Saudi
Arabia’s
decision
to
forgive
the
debt
owed
by
the
poorest
Islamic
countries
沙特阿拉伯免除最贫困伊斯兰国家债务的决定