abstain 详细解释

abstain

[əb'stein]

v.戒绝, 弃权, 节制

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。

词形变化

名词: abstainer | 动词过去式: abstained | 动词过去分词: abstained | 动词现在分词: abstaining | 动词第三人称单数: abstains |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.抑制; 放弃

refrain  withhold  do without  decline  

同义参见:

diet  refrain  forbear  

反义:

vi.戒, 避免; 弃权

indulge  

反义参见:

ballot  avenge  

英英释义

动词 abstain:

refrain from voting

choose not to consume

同义词:refrain, desist

短语词组

abstain from

1. 戒绝

Her mother has abstained from wine.

她母亲已戒酒。

2. 放弃

Many people abstained from voting.

许多人投票时弃权。

补充

abstainabstain英:[əbˈstein] 美:[æbˈsten, əb-]vi.1.戒(尤指酒), 戒除His doctor ordered him to abstain from beer and wine.他的医生嘱咐他戒酒。2.弃权(不投票)In the referendum many people abstained.在这次公民投票中许多人弃权。

例句

1. Do you drink alcohol, smoke, or abstain?你喝酒抽烟还是烟酒不沾? 2. abstain from sex or use condoms.要么禁绝性事, 要么就用安全套。 3. Overeaters can't totally abstain from eating.暴饮暴食者没办法完全忍着不吃东西。 4. Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote.三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。 5. Many liberals and conservatives may abstain from voting.有很多自由党和保守党党员可能会投弃权票。 6. to abstain from alcohol (或smoking)戒酒(或烟) 7. to abstain from eating meat不吃肉 8. He abstained from voting at the end of the debate.辩论结束投票时,他弃权了。 9. a referendum in which two delegates abstained有两名代表弃权的一次公民复决投票 10. abstaining from chocolate.克制不吃巧克力。 11. most pregnant women abstain or drink very little.大多数孕妇都戒酒或只喝很少的一点。 12. forty-one voted with the Opposition, and some sixty more abstained.41票支持反对派,另外60多票弃权。 13. The doctor said I should abstain from (drinking) alcohol until I'm better.医生说,我病情好转以前应当戒酒。 14. Two people voted in favour, two voted against and one abstained.两人投赞成票,两人投反对票,一人弃权。 15. He abstained from taking part in the discussion.他拒绝参加讨论。 16. I need to abstain from eating [=I need to not eat] for at least 12 hours before my blood test.验血前我需要空腹至少12个小时。 17. abstain from (drinking) alcohol戒酒 18. "Ten members voted for the proposal, six members voted against it, and two abstained."这一提案有十票赞成,六票反对,两票弃权。