abstain
美[əb'steɪn] 英[əb'steɪn]
v. 戒绝；弃权；节制
详细释义
v.(动词)- 弃权
- 断
- 慎（行）
- 戒掉
- 避开
- 避免
- 戒除
- 不投票
- 不参与
- 有意回避
- 自制
- 戒绝
双解释义
v.(动词)- vi. 戒,戒除; 避免,避开 keep oneself from doing or enjoying sth, especially from taking alcoholic drinks; refrain, especially with an effort
- vi. (投票时)弃权 decline to use one's vote
英英释义
Verb- refrain from voting
- choose not to consume;
"I abstain from alcohol"
组词搭配
副词+～- cautiously abstain小心地避开
- prudently abstain谨慎地避开
～+介词- abstain from alcohol戒酒,不喝酒
- abstain from comment不加评论
- abstain from flesh and fish戒食荤腥
- abstain from smoking戒烟
- abstain from voting投票时弃权
例句
用作动词(v.)- He swore to abstain from smoking.他发誓要戒烟。
- A high percentage of women said they had abstained from alcohol during pregnancy.很大比例的妇女称他们在怀孕期间戒了酒。
- I abstained from voting.我弃权不投票。
- Six countries voted for the change, five voted against, and two abstained.六个国家投票赞成改变，五个反对，还有两个弃权。
- He abstained from speaking at the meeting.会上，他默不作声。
词语用法
v.(动词)abstain的基本意思是“戒除; 避开”,指自觉地控制自己不做那些由于愿望或冲动而想做的事,强调自我约束、自我否定和永久性，尤指戒酒。 abstain的另一个意思是“弃权”,即表决时不投票或不举手。 abstain是不及物动词,常与介词from连用构成及物动词短语,后面可接名词、代词或动名词作宾语。
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