forfeit

forfeit的解释

noun

1. the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

Synonym: forfeituresacrifice

2. a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something

e.g. the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time

Synonym: forfeiture

3. something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty

Synonym: forfeiture

verb

1. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

e.g. you've forfeited your right to name your successor
forfeited property

Synonym: give upthrow overboardwaiveforgoforego

adj

1. surrendered as a penalty

Synonym: confiscateforfeited

1. (因违反规定等)被没收，丧失
If you forfeit something, you lose it or are forced to give it up because you have broken a rule or done something wrong.

e.g. He was ordered to forfeit more than £1.5m in profits...
下令没收了他 150 多万英镑的盈利。
e.g. He argues that murderers forfeit their own right to life.
他辩称杀人犯本身已经丧失了生存的权利。

2. (尤指为获得他物)主动放弃
If you forfeit something, you give it up willingly, especially so that you can achieve something else.

e.g. He has forfeited a lucrative fee but feels his well-being is more important...
他主动放弃了可观的酬金，觉得自己的健康更加重要。
e.g. Do you think that they would forfeit profit in the name of safety?
你认为他们会为了安全而放弃利润吗？

3. 罚金;没收物
A forfeit is something that you have to give up because you have done something wrong.

e.g. That is the forfeit he must pay.
这是他必须付的罚金。

1. 罚款,没收,封号：foreign 外国的 | forfeit 罚款,没收,封号 | forget 忘记

2. 没收物品：forfeit 没收物品 | forfeiture 没收 | forfeiture of contribution 没收供款

3. 没收：悔约的一方 defaulting party | 没收 forfeit | 律师费 legal cost

4. 罚款;丧失：4.defense 保護;防衛 | 5.forfeit 罰款;喪失 | 6.intensity 強度;強烈