tolerance /ˈtɔlərəns/ n. ［u］ 1.忍受，容忍，忍耐(力)：have no tolerance for… 对…毫不宽容，容不得…；have a tolerance for a drug 对某种药有耐药力；show tolerance towards sb. 容忍某人；look with tolerance upon…宽容地看待…；the tolerance of corruption对腐败的纵容Many old people have a very limited tolerance to cold. 许多老年人的耐寒力很有限。Tolerance to alcohol decreases with age.对酒精的耐受性随年龄而递减。［考句］ Some fish have a greater tolerance for acid water than others.有些鱼比其他的鱼对酸性水忍耐性强。2.(机械的)公差：tolerance chart 公差图表
tolerant /ˈtɔlərənt/ adj. 1.宽容的，容忍的：be tolerant toward a person 对人宽大 ［考句］Having a(n) tolerant attitude towards people with different ideas is an indication that one has been well educated.对持有不同意见的人采取宽容态度是接受过良好教育的标志。2.耐…的(of): be tolerant of failure 忍受失败；be tolerant of opinions different from one’s own (能)容忍不同意见
tolerate /ˈtɔləreit/ vt. 容忍，容许，宽容：We will not tolerate interference in our home affairs. 我们决不容许干涉我们的内政。［考句］ Some old people don’t like pop songs because they can’t tolerate so much noise.有些年纪大的人因为不能忍受吵闹声而不喜欢通俗歌曲。
［辨析］与bear, endure和stand辨见bear
