abstain的意思是：v.戒绝；弃权；节制。abstain名词:abstainer；过去式:abstained；过去分词:abstained；现在分词:abstaining；第三人称单数:abstains。abstain【近义词】abandon。
一、详尽释义点此查看abstain的详细内容
二、英英释义
"I abstain from alcohol"
三、词典解释
1.戒绝；抑制
If youabstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
e.g. Abstain from sex or use condoms...
禁绝性事或使用安全套。
e.g. Do you drink alcohol, smoke, orabstain?
你喝酒抽烟吗，还是烟酒不沾？
2.（投票时）弃权
If youabstain during a vote, you do not use your vote.
e.g. Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote.
三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。
四、例句
He swore to abstain from smoking.
他发誓要戒烟。
A high percentage of women said they had abstained from alcohol during pregnancy.
很大比例的妇女称他们在怀孕期间戒了酒。
I abstained from voting.
我弃权不投票。
Six countries voted for the change, five voted against, and two abstained.
六个国家投票赞成改变，五个反对，还有两个弃权。
He abstained from speaking at the meeting.
会上，他默不作声。
五、词汇搭配
六、经典引文
Whether he abstain men from marying.
出自：Milton七、词义辨析
abstain的相关近义词
abandon、desert、forbear、prohibit、refrain
abstain的相关反义词
abstain的相关临近词
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