abstain
/əbˈsteɪn/verb
no obj.
1
- restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something克制, 有意回避：
abstaining from chocolate.
克制不吃巧克力。
1.1
- refrain from drinking alcohol戒酒：
most pregnant women abstain or drink very little.
大多数孕妇都戒酒或只喝很少的一点。
2
- formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion弃权：
forty-one voted with the Opposition,and some sixty more abstained.
41票支持反对派, 另外大约有60票弃权。
派生词
abstainer
noun词源
late Middle English: from Old French abstenir, from Latin abstinere, from ab- 'from' + tenere 'hold'.