[VERB 动词]克制;忍住 If you refrain from doing something, you deliberately do not do it.
[V from -ing/n]
Mrs Hardie refrained from making any comment...
哈迪夫人忍住不作任何评论。
He appealed to all factions to refrain from violence.
他呼吁所有派系避免使用暴力。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](歌曲的)叠句,副歌部分 A refrain is a short, simple part of a song, which is repeated many times.
...a refrain from an old song.
一首老歌的副歌部分
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]反复说的话;老调 A refrain is a comment or saying that people often repeat.
Rosa's constant refrain is that she doesn't have a life.
罗莎总是重复的一句话就是她没有像样的生活。
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re·frain/rɪˈfreɪn; NAmErɪˈfreɪn/
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refrainrefrainsrefrainedrefrainingverb[intransitive ]( formal) to stop yourself from doing sth, especially sth that you want to do 克制;节制;避免SYN
desist from
refrain(from sth) ◆Please refrain from smoking.请勿吸烟。refrain(from doing sth) ◆He has refrained from criticizing the government in public.他克制住了自己,没有在公开场合批评政府。noun1a comment or complaint that is often repeated 经常重复的评价(或抱怨)◆Complaints about poor food in schools have become a familiar refrain.抱怨学校饭菜差已是耳熟能详的老调了。2the part of a song or a poem that is repeated after each verse副歌;叠歌;迭句SYN
to not do something that you want to do → abstainrefrain from (doing) something Please refrain from smoking in this area.
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1part of a song or poem that is repeated, especially at the end of each verse → chorus2formal a remark or idea that is often repeated: Our proposal met with the constant refrain that the company could not afford it.
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