"Flamingos have evolved very leathery skin on their legs so they can tolerate the salt water," says David Harper, a professor at the University of Leicester.(莱斯特大学教授戴维·哈珀表示:“火烈鸟的腿上已经进化出了非常坚韧的皮肤,这样它们就可以忍受盐水的侵蚀。”)
You might tolerate the odd road-hog, the rude and inconsiderate driver, but nowadays the well-mannered motorist is the exception to the rule.(你也许可以容忍那些肆意驾车的古怪司机,粗鲁无礼的司机,但是现在有礼貌的司机就不一样了。)
Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty easily, but passengers with heart disease may experience chest pains as a result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood.(大多数人可以忍受这些压力,但是患有心脏病的乘客可能会因为血液中氧气的减少而感到胸痛。)
Informal learning environments tolerate failure better than schools.(非正式的学习环境比学校更能容忍失败。)
The hardy animals tolerate urban and suburban environments quite well.(顽强的动物能极好地适应城市和郊区的环境。)
Reporters can tolerate rejection of their ideas if they believe they were given a fair hearing.(如果记者们认为自己的观点得到了公平的听取,他们就可以忍受别人的反对。)
We cannot tolerate such waste.(我们不能容忍这种浪费现象。)
I don't know how you tolerate that noise!(我不知道你怎么能忍受那样的噪音!)
She refused to tolerate being called a liar.(她拒不接受被称为撒谎者。)
I can just about tolerate it at the moment.(我眼下勉强可以忍受它。)