vt.& vi. 原谅； 饶恕； 对不起；请原谅
vt. 免除；
forgive的基本意思是“原谅”或“宽恕”某人或对某人所做的违法或过失之事而不施以惩罚甚至打消一切记恨、埋怨或复仇心理,引申可指免除某人的债务等。在礼貌用语中,可表示希望不使他人因自己而被烦扰。
forgive既可用作及物动词,又可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或动名词作宾语,也可接两个直接宾语,变为被动结构时应以人作主语; 用作不及物动词时,通常与介词for连用。
下面三个句子的意思是一样的:
Please forgive my interrupting you.
Please forgive me interrupting you.
Please forgive me for interrupting you.
对不起,打扰了。
1. I can never, ever forgive him. I despise him.
我永远不会原谅他。我鄙视他。
2. I do hope you'll forgive me but I've got to leave.
我真的非常抱歉，我得走了。
3. The American Congress has agreed to forgive Egypt's military debt.
美国国会同意免除埃及的军事债务。
4. Would they forgive and forget — or show him the door?
他们会既往不咎吗——还是会对他下逐客令呢？
5. Hopefully she'llunderstand and forgive you, if she really loves you.
如果她真的爱你的话，希望她会理解并原谅你。
6. "Forgive my manners," she said calmly. "I neglected to introduce myself."
“请原谅我礼数不周，”她平静地说。“我忘了自我介绍了。”