| 释义 |
abstain/əbˈstein/v. intr. 1a (usu. foll. by 常后跟 from) restrain oneself; refrain from indulging in 自制，克制；忍住 abstained from cakes and sweets 克制住不吃点心和甜食; abstained from mentioning it 忍住不提此事 b refrain from drinking alcohol 戒酒 2 formally decline to use one's vote 弃权 □ abstainer n.[Middle English via Anglo-French astener and Old French abstenir from Latin abstinēre abstent- (as AB-, tenēre ‘hold’)] |