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

• 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。
• 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。
• Would you condone him smoking?
  那你会允许他抽烟吗？
• 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。
• 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 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 never condone violence.
  对暴力我们绝不姑息。
• 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。
• Everyone should have a gentle state of mind, learn to forgive yourself and condone the others.
  每个人都要有一颗平和的心态，要学会宽恕自己原谅别人。
• 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。