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forfeit['fɔ:fit]n. 1 (因犯罪、失职、违约等)丧失的东西;没收物;罚金:pay a forfeit受罚He who murders pays the forfeit of his life.杀人者偿命. 2 (公民权等的)丧失:the forfeit of one's honour名誉扫地the forfeit of one's civil rights公民权的被剥夺 3 [forfeits]罚物游戏:play forfeits玩罚物游戏 4 罚物游戏的抵押物
vt.丧失(权利、名誉、生命等);(作为惩罚被没收或剥夺而)失去:forfeit one's chance of entering a competition丧失参赛机会forfeit the esteem of one's friends失去朋友们的尊敬forfeit one's health丧失健康forfeit one's property by one's crime因犯罪而财产被没收
adj.(要)丧失的;(要)被没收的:feel that one's life is forfeit觉得可能要送命 |