forfeit的意思

基本释义

• vt&n 没收，丧失(物)

  to lose a right, position, possession etc or have it taken away from you because you have broken a law or rule

例句

1. By being absent from the trial, he forfeited the right to appeal.

   因缺席审判，他丧失了上诉权。

2. She was fined £3,000 and ordered to forfeit her car.

   她被罚款3000英镑并没收汽车。

3. We can't forfeit the occasion.

   我们不能失去这个机会。

4. She forfeited her chance of entering the competition by not posting her form in time.

   她因为没有及时把表格寄去，从而丧失了参赛的机会。 (

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英英释义

forfeit的解释 noun 1. the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. Synonym: forfeituresacrifice 2. a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something e.g. the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time Synonym: forfeiture 3. something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty Synonym: forfeiture verb 1. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime e.g. you've forfeited your right to name your successor forfeited property Synonym: give, upthrow, overboard, waive, forgo, forego adj 1. surrendered as a penalty Synonym: confiscateforfeited

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