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

• Although encouraging youngsters to play their roles in social activities, I cannot condone violence under any circumstances.
  虽然鼓励年轻人在社会活动中扮演他们自己的角色，但是在任何情况下我都不能容忍暴力行为。
• I can't condone turfing patients onto other services.
  我不能容忍把病人踢到其他科室的行为。
• We tell these kids that Joe Camel is bad for them but glamorize and condone alcohol.
  我们告诉这些孩子，阴沉骆驼是一件坏事，但他们美化和纵容酒精。
• I don't condone the violence either.
  我也不赞成暴力行为。
• 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。
• I don't condone murder, and I despise murderers.
  我不容许谋杀，也厌恶凶手。
• 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。
• 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。
• I couldn't condone what she was doing.
  我无法容忍她在做的事。
• I have never encouraged nor condoned violence
  我从不煽动也不纵容暴力行为。