abstain[əb'stein]
vi. 自制,戒绝,弃权,避免
词形变化:
时 态：ab·stained, ab·stain·ing, ab·stains- refrain from voting
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choose not to consume
[同] abstain, desist, refrain
[反] consume, have, ingest, take, take in
[例]
I abstain from alcohol
英英解释:
2个动词解释
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Abstainfrom traditional political rhetoric.
避开不用传统的政治修辞。
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Athletes usually abstainfrom smoking [alcohol].
运动员通常戒烟[戒酒]。
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I abstainfrom drinking alcohol.
我不喝酒。
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The first step to virtue is to abstainfrom vice.
不做坏事是学好的第一步。
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Abstaining from sexual intercourse; celibate.
禁止性交的;独身的。
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Sixty abstainin the vote on capital punishment.
在表决死刑时，60位下议院议员弃权。
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He swore to abstainfrom smoking.
他发誓要戒烟。
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Five members voted for the proposal, eight voted against, and two abstained.
对于这项建议，五人投票赞成，八人反对，两人弃权。
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奇摩解释:
vi.( from)
1. 戒;避免;避开
The doctor asked the patient to abstain from smoking.
医生叫这位病人戒烟。
2. 弃权
Some voters abstained in the election.
一些选民在选举中弃了权。