abstain

[əb'stein]

v.戒绝, 弃权, 节制

例句与用法:

Sixty abstain in the vote on capital punishment.

在表决死刑时,60位下议院议员弃权。

He swore to abstain from smoking.

他发誓要戒烟。

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。

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 |

详细释义:

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。


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。