forgive/fə'gɪv $ fər-/

v. stop being angry or punishing sb who has done sth wrong

➭ pt. forgave/fə'geɪv $ fər-/

➭ pp. forgiven/fə'gɪvən $ fər-/

v. [T] 原谅，宽恕：[forgive sb for (doing) sth] I'll never forgive her for what she said. 我决不会原谅她说的话。

◇[forgive sb's doing sth] Forgive my saying so （= Forgive me for saying so）, but your shirt is dirty. 原谅我这么说，你的衬衫脏了。

◇I'd never forgive myself if anything happened to him. 如果他有什么不测，我将不会原谅自己。

音组-ive/-ɪv/

forgive; give; live

常犯错误

✗ Forgive me to be so selfish.

✓ Forgive me for being so selfish. 原谅我这么自私。

辨析excuse; forgive; pardon