tolerate: [16] To tolerate something is etymologically to ‘bear’ it. The word comes from the past participle of Latin tolerāre ‘bear, tolerate’. This in turn was formed from a base *tol- ‘lift, carry’, which also underlies English extol [15]. => extol
tolerate (v.)
1530s, of authorities, "to allow without interference," from Latin toleratus, past participle of tolerare (see toleration). Related: Tolerated; tolerating.
权威例句
1. She can no longer tolerate the position that she's in.
她再也受不了自己的处境了.
2. The Party does not tolerate dissenters in its ranks.
该政党不允许其成员中存在异见分子。
3. He does not tolerate anyone who mucks him about.
【withstand, bear, tolerate, stand, endure】
这些词都表忍受,忍耐。
withstand: 经受,承受,指顶住外来的压力和攻势。如:They have withstood all test.(他们经受了一切考验。)
bear: 忍受,容忍,指忍受使人悲痛、烦恼或痛苦的事情。如:It is hard to bear to be laughed at.(被人取笑是难以忍受的。)
tolerate: 容忍,容许,指自我克制的态度,对于令人反感的事没有任何抗议。如:I can’t tolerate him if he goes on like that. (他如果继续这样下去的话,我决不会容忍他。)
stand: 忍受,与bear同义,但较口语化。如:She can’t stand having nothing to do.(没事干,她受不了。)
endure: 忍耐,书面语,指长时间经受痛苦而不屈服。如:It takes patience to endure hardships. 忍受苦难需要耐力。)