abstain是什么意思

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      abstain 是什么意思

      中文翻译与英英解释

      vi.
      1.戒,断(烟等),慎(行)。
      2.弃权。
      短语和例子
      abstain from (wine) [luxury, doing, voting] 戒(酒)[避免奢华,不做,放弃投票]。

      choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"
      同义词:refrain, desist,

      refrain from voting

例句与用法

      1.
      She eats only vegetables and abstains from eating meat .
      她光吃青菜,不吃肉。

      2.
      Hutter directed his daughters to abstain from the use of lights .
      赫特关照女儿不要掌灯。

      3.
      Several mps abstained from voting at the end of the debate .
      辩论结束投票时,有几个议员弃权。

      4.
      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?

      5.
      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。

      6.
      For today she had abstained from make-up, in celebration of nature .
      因为她为了崇尚自然,今天特意没有涂脂抹粉。

      7.
      She purposely abstained from mentioning mrs. wale's more special insinuation .
      她故意避而不谈沃尔太太那些阴险的挑拨。

      8.
      We abstained without undue damage to our position in africa .
      我们弃权了,但对我们在非洲的地位并没有受到不应有的损害。

      9.
      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。

      10.
      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,渎神,一日当着会员,一日不破戒。