1ADJ-GRADED 宽容的;容忍的 If you describe someone as tolerant, you approve of the fact that they allow other people to say and do as they like, even if they do not agree with or like it. 宽容的;容忍的 [approval]
They need to be tolerant of different points of view. [+ of]
他们需要容忍不同的观点。
Other changes include more tolerant attitudes to unmarried couples having children.
She had listened tolerantly to his jumbled account.
她一直包容地听着他语无伦次的描述。
2ADJ-GRADED (植物、动物、机器)能耐…的,有耐受性的 If a plant, animal, or machine is tolerant of particular conditions or types of treatment, it is able to bear them without being damaged or hurt. (植物、动物、机器)能耐…的,有耐受性的
...plants which are more tolerant of dry conditions. [+ of]
更耐旱的植物
Today's floppy disc drives are tolerant of poor quality discs.