0 to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them -- 寬容；容忍
I will not tolerate that kind of behaviour in my class. 在我的課堂上我不會容許那種行為。
[ + -ing verb ] I won't tolerate lying. 我不會容忍說謊。
1 to deal with something unpleasant or annoying, or to continue existing despite bad or difficult conditions -- 忍耐；忍受
These ants can tolerate temperatures that would kill other species. 這些螞蟻能夠忍受可以導致其他物種死亡的高溫。
The bacteria have developed an ability to tolerate these drugs.
The soldiers have to tolerate difficult desert conditions.
The most serious danger that threatens humanity is a consumerist ethic which tolerates only one absolute value, individual freedom to choose among available commodities.
The citalopram appeared to be well tolerated with many quality-of-life and potential toxicity symptoms much improved compared to the baseline week.
They entailed tolerating uncertainty wherever reliable foundations could not be found.
If pressure is low, mutations of late-acting genes are tolerated because they affect biological fitness and reproduction only marginally.
We weren't ' enemies of people ' ; they tolerated us (megturtek).
