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看看“忍耐和接受”的英語怎么表達(dá)。
1.
endure
: to accept or be forced to
accept a very unpleasant or difficult situation for a long time
備注:常見于書面語中
例:
We endured the lecture for as long as we
could.
(這個(gè)演講我們盡量撐著聽下去。)
The people in this country have endured
almost a decade of economic hardship.
(這個(gè)國家的人民經(jīng)歷了將近
10
年的經(jīng)濟(jì)困難時(shí)期。)
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2.
take/handle
: to accept an
unpleasant situation or someone's unpleasant behavior without becoming upset
備注:這是較口語化的用法。
例:
Careful what you say - he can't take
criticism.
(慎言,他受不了批評(píng)之言。)
I've tried to be understanding, but quite
honestly, this is more than I can take.
(我試著包容理解,但是老實(shí)說,這件事我不能接受。)
Are you going to argue with me, or are you
just going to stand there and take it?
(你要跟我吵?還是就站那兒聽完,并接受這個(gè)事實(shí)?)
I insist you come to my party, and I won't
take no for an answer.
(我誠邀你來我的派對(duì),不許你推辭?。?
Tell me what happened - I can handle it.
(告訴我發(fā)生了什么事,不管你說什么我都可以接受?。?
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3.
live with
: to accept an
unpleasant situation as a permanent part of your life that you cannot change
例:
You have to learn to live with stress.
(你得學(xué)著承受壓力。)
You have to learn to live with other
people's mistakes.
(你得學(xué)著包容別人的過失。)
I found the burden of guilt very difficult
to live with.
(我覺得負(fù)罪感讓人很難承受。)
Because there was no cure, he had to learn
to live with the pain.
(因?yàn)檫@是絕癥,所以他只好學(xué)著忍受病痛。)
None of us really like the new system, but
we've got to learn to live with it.
(沒人真心喜歡這個(gè)新系統(tǒng),但我們得學(xué)著接受它。)
live with yourself
(=accept something bad or wrong that you have done)
You should be careful before you do
anything rash. Remember, you'll have to live with yourself afterwards.
(三思而后行,別魯莽。你記住,你永遠(yuǎn)得自己承擔(dān)所有結(jié)果。)
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4.
grin and bear it
: to accept
something that you do not like because you have no choice
備注:該詞常用于口語中。
例:
Well, I said to myself, I'll just have to
grin and bear it.
(我告訴自己,我只要欣然接受就好。)
I don't agree with their decision, but all
I can do is to grin and bear it.
(我不同意他們的決定,但我也只能欣然接受。)
The message was clear - no matter how
insulting passengers became, we couldn't do anything but grin and bear it.
(條子上說得很明白,不論乘客如何出言侮辱,我們也只能一笑置之。)
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5.
stomach
: to accept or experience (something
unpleasant) without being sick, upset, etc.
備注:這里的
''stomach''
做動(dòng)詞使用。
例:
His behavior is hard to stomach sometimes.
(有時(shí)他的行為讓人無法容忍。)
I can barely stomach the smell.
(我?guī)缀跏懿涣诉@味道。)
He really can't stomach the sight of blood.
(他完全見不得流血。)
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