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vi. 自制；放弃；避免
vi.
戒（尤指酒），戒除；弃权；避免；
变形
过去式：abstained过去分词：abstained现在分词：abstaining第三人称单数：abstains
双语释义
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
abstain[ əb'stein ]
v.
refrain from voting
choose not to consume
"I abstain from alcohol"
同义词：refraindesist
词汇搭配
用作动词 (v.)
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
词组短语
abstain from放弃；戒绝
abstain from voting放弃表决，投票时弃权
双语例句
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。
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abstain
abstain: [14] The literal meaning of this word’s ultimate source, Latin abstinēre, was ‘hold or keep away’, and hence ‘withhold’ (the root verb, tenēre, produced many other derivatives in English, such as contain, maintain, obtain, and retain, as well as tenacious, tenant, tenement, tenet, tenor, and tenure).That is how it was used when it was first introduced into English (via Old French abstenir), and it was not until the 16th century that it began to be used more specifically for refraining from pleasurable activities, particularly the drinking of alcohol. The past participial stem of the Latin verb, abstent-, gave us abstention, while the present participial stem, abstinent-, produced abstinent and abstinence.There is no connection, incidentally, with the semantically similar abstemious, which comes from a Latin word for alcoholic drink, tēmōtum.
abstain (v.)
late 14c., "to withhold oneself," from Old French abstenir (14c.), earlier astenir (13c.) "hold (oneself) back, refrain, abstain (from), practice abstinence," from Latin abstinere "withhold, keep back, keep off," from ab(s)- "from, away from" (see ab-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Specifically of liquor, late 14c. Of voting, 1796. Related: Abstained; abstaining.
1. Athletes usually abstain from smoking [alcohol].
运动员通常戒烟 [戒酒] 。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
2. I had the common-sense to abstain from any word of excuse. I stood to be scorned.
我倒还有常识，一句辩白的话也不说，站在那里听她辱骂。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
3. In other words, the Soviet Union would abstain from a resolution favoring a simple cease-fire in place.
换言之，对于一项赞同简单就地停火的决议，苏联将投弃权票。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
4. The doctor asked the patient to abstain from smoking.
医生叫这位病人戒烟。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
5. He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.
他答应戒掉吸烟，嚼烟，渎烟，一日当着会员，一日不破戒。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
6. How will you rejoice and applaud yourself if you abstain?
如果你避开了，你将如何欢欣鼓舞和庆幸自己？
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
7. Hutter directed his daughters to abstain from the use of lights.
赫特关照女儿不要掌灯。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
8. She used to read in secret and, though her memory was excellent, to abstain from showy reference.
她读书常常是偷偷进行的，虽然她的记忆力很好，但总是避免引章摘句。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
9. They did abstain from such things as planting trees in their gardens.
他们绝不参加在花园里栽树这样的事务。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
10. Users want to avoid the consequences of making errors. This is very different from saying that they want error messages—it’s like saying that people want to abstain from skiing when what they really want to do is avoid breaking their legs.
用户从来不想要错误消息，用户真正希望的是避免错误造成的结果，这与他们想得到错误消息的说法有很大不同。 这就好像是说人们不想摔断腿，就拒绝滑雪一样。
-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓
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