condone

英 [kənˈdəʊn]

美 [kənˈdoʊn]

v.  宽恕; 饶恕; 纵容

过去分词：condoned　第三人称单数：condones　过去式：condoned　现在分词：condoning　

TOEFLGREIELTS法律

Collins.1 / BNC.13947 / COCA.11201

牛津词典

verb

• 宽恕；饶恕；纵容
  to accept behaviour that is morally wrong or to treat it as if it were not serious
  1. Terrorism can never be condoned.
     决不能容忍恐怖主义。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 容忍，纵容（不道德行为）
  If someonecondonesbehaviour that is morally wrong, they accept it and allow it to happen.
  1. I have never encouraged nor condoned violence...
     我从不煽动也不纵容暴力行为。
  2. I couldn't condone what she was doing.
     我无法容忍她在做的事。

英英释义

verb

• excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  1. excuse someone's behavior
  2. She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities
  Synonym:excuse

双语例句

• Of course I do not condone this, but come on it's a fucking water bottle.
  我当然不会原谅这种行为，但是够了吧，那只是一个该死的水瓶罢了。
• I couldn't condone what she was doing.
  我无法容忍她在做的事。
• Jesus did not condemn the woman, but neither did he condone her sin.
  耶稣并没有责备那名妇人，也没有容忍她的罪。
• He stated that he refused to condone wars which greedy men make against others.
  他说，他无法容忍贪婪的人所发动的侵害另一部分人的战争。
• I see. well, as your queen I absolutely cannot condone it.
  我明白了，作为女皇，我是绝对不能宽恕的。
• If someone does something wrong we cannot condone it we must disapprove.
  如果有些人做错了事，而我们也不能宽恕他，我们必须否定他的行为。
• Parnell: I'm sorry Natalie, but are we to believe you condone driving while intoxicated?
  主持人：很抱歉娜塔莉，可我们真的很难相信你会酒后驾车的。
• If some people in Japan insist on overturning the verdict on its past aggression, I don't believe the international community and all peace-loving people in the world will ever tolerate or condone that.
  如果日本某些人要执意为当年的侵略历史翻案，我相信国际社会以及世界上一切爱好和平的人士也都绝不会容忍和姑息。
• I am sorry, I can no longer condone.
  对不起，我已不再能宽恕。
• We have never condoned and would never condone inappropriate behaviour by any of our people.
  我们从未姑息、也绝不会姑息我们的任何人员有不当行为。