tolerate
tolerate — 動詞
1. To allow other people to hold beliefs, follow customs, or behave in ways you per
容忍；寬容
接受與自己不同的觀點或行為
To allow other people to hold beliefs, follow customs, or behave in ways you personally disagree with, without trying to stop them or express disapproval.
Hiro's family learned to tolerate his choice to become an artist instead of a doctor.
Hiro 的家人學會容忍他選擇成為藝術家而不是醫生。
tolerate + noun phrase (someone's choice/decision)
The school principal refuses to tolerate any form of bullying among students.
校長拒絕容忍學生之間的任何霸凌行為。
refuse to tolerate + noun phrase
While Gita strongly disagrees with her colleague's political views, she tolerates them at work.
雖然 Gita 非常不同意同事的政治觀點，但在工作上她還是容忍這些看法。
Sari does not tolerate people smoking near her children during family gatherings.
Sari 不容許別人在家人聚會時在她孩子附近抽菸。
Many communities have become better at tolerating cultural differences over the past generation.
過去這一代以來，許多社群越來越能夠包容文化差異。
- accept
more positive — accept implies genuine approval or agreement, while tolerate suggests you still disagree but choose not to act
- allow
more neutral and permission-focused — allow does not carry the sense of personal disagreement
- permit
more formal and official — permit often involves rules or authority rather than personal attitude
- put up with
more informal and emotional — put up with suggests annoyance or reluctance
文法句型
tolerate + noun phrase
tolerate + someone + gerund
用法筆記
This sense often appears in negative or conditional structures (cannot tolerate, refuse to tolerate, will not tolerate). The object is typically a belief, behaviour, or practice rather than a physical condition.
常見錯誤
2. To endure a difficult, painful, or irritating situation while continuing to func
忍受；承受
忍耐不愉快或困難的情況
To endure a difficult, painful, or irritating situation while continuing to function normally.
Emre could barely tolerate the loud construction noise outside his apartment.
Emre 幾乎無法忍受公寓外面吵鬧的施工噪音。
can barely tolerate + noun phrase
The old wooden bridge cannot tolerate heavy trucks during the rainy season.
這座舊木橋在雨季承受不了重型卡車通行。
Élise tolerated the long wait at the clinic by reading a novel on her phone.
Élise 靠看手機小說來打發在診所漫長的等待時間。
The soldiers had to tolerate extreme cold during their mountain training exercise.
士兵們在山上訓練時必須忍受嚴寒。
Nikhil cannot tolerate the summer heat without spending most of the day indoors.
Nikhil 無法忍受夏天的酷熱，只好大部分時間都待在室內。
- bear
simpler and more common in everyday speech; bear can be used for physical and emotional burdens
- endure
more formal and suggests a longer, more difficult experience
- stand
very common in negative constructions (cannot stand); more emotional than tolerate
- withstand
used for physical strength or resistance; often of objects or materials
文法句型
tolerate + noun phrase
tolerate + gerund
用法筆記
In this sense, the subject can be a person, an animal, or even an inanimate object (e.g., a structure or material). When used with inanimate subjects, the meaning shifts to 'be strong enough to withstand.'
常見錯誤
3. To receive a drug, treatment, food, or environmental condition without having un
耐受
身體對藥物或食物的承受能力
To receive a drug, treatment, food, or environmental condition without having unwanted physical reactions or health problems.
The patient did not tolerate the chemotherapy well and developed severe nausea afterward.
那位病人對化療的耐受性不佳，事後出現嚴重噁心。
not tolerate + [medicine] well
Some people cannot tolerate dairy products because their bodies lack the necessary enzyme.
有些人因為體內缺乏必要的酵素而無法耐受乳製品。
cannot tolerate + food/drink
Felix's body has learned to tolerate the medication after several weeks of consistent use.
連續服用幾週後，Felix 的身體已經逐漸適應這種藥物。
The doctor adjusted the dosage when tests showed that Sade could tolerate higher levels.
檢查顯示 Sade 能夠耐受更高的劑量，因此醫師調整了用藥量。
Babies born early often struggle to tolerate certain types of baby formula at first.
早產兒一開始往往很難適應某些類型的嬰兒配方奶。
文法句型
tolerate + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used in medical and clinical contexts. The subject is typically a patient or organism, and the object is a substance (drug, food, chemical) or condition. The adverb well often follows: tolerate something well / not tolerate something well.