forgive

1. V-T If you forgive someone who has done something bad or wrong, you stop being angry with them and no longer want to punish them. 原諒

Hopefully Jane will understand and forgive you, if she really loves you. 如果簡(jiǎn)真的愛你，希望她會(huì)理解并原諒你。

Irene forgave Terry for stealing her money. 艾琳原諒了特麗偷了她的錢。

He could forgive Petal anything if the children were safe. 只要孩子們安然無(wú)恙他什么都可以原諒佩特爾。

2. V-T Forgive is used in polite expressions and apologies like "forgive me" and "forgive my ignorance" when you are saying or doing something that might seem rude, silly, or complicated. 請(qǐng)?jiān)?span>[禮貌]

Forgive me, I don't mean to insult you. 請(qǐng)?jiān)徫?，我不是有意侮辱你?/p>

I do hope you'll forgive me but I've got to leave. 我真的希望你能原諒我，不過(guò)我得走了。

3. V-T PASSIVE If you say that someone could be forgiven for doing something, you mean that they were wrong or mistaken, but not seriously, because many people would have done the same thing in those circumstances. 諒解

Looking at the figures, you could be forgiven for thinking the recession is already over. 看著這些數(shù)字，你認(rèn)為經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退已經(jīng)結(jié)束是情有可原的。