tolerate
英['tɒləreɪt]
美['tɑləret]
英英释意
- 1. put up with something or somebody unpleasant;
- "I cannot bear his constant criticism"
- "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"
- "he learned to tolerate the heat"
- "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
- 2. recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others);
- "We must tolerate the religions of others"
- 3. have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen;
- "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"
- 4. allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting;
- "We don't allow dogs here"
- "Children are not permitted beyond this point"
- "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"