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abstain v.戒绝；弃权；节制 (1) 他发誓要戒烟。(2) 很大比例的妇女称他们在怀孕期间戒了酒。(3) 我弃权不投票。(4) 六个国家投票赞成改变，五个反对，还有两个弃权。 Roots of the word abstain are from the 14th-century French, "to withhold oneself," and the word often refers to people who abstain or keep themselves from drinking liquor. The noun form abstinence also pops up often in reference to abstinence programs that urge teens to abstain from premarital sex. Abstain can also mean to withhold a vote, and sometimes a difficult decision is held up when government representatives abstain from voting one way or another.

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英 [əb'steɪn] 美 [əb'steɪn] (1) He swore to abstain from smoking.(2) A high percentage of women said they had abstained from alcohol during pregnancy.(3) I abstained from voting.(4) Six countries voted for the change, five voted against, and two abstained. If you abstain from something, you restrain yourself from consuming it. People usually abstain from things that are considered vices — like drinking alcohol or eating chocolate. 1[VERB 动词]戒绝；抑制 If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.   [V from n]  [V]  [FORMAL 正式]Abstain from sex or use condoms...禁绝性事或使用安全套。Do you drink alcohol, smoke, or abstain?你喝酒抽烟吗，还是烟酒不沾？2[VERB 动词]（投票时）弃权 If you abstain during a vote, you do not use your vote.   [V]Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote.三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。

英语单词	abstain
英美音标	英 [əb'steɪn] 美 [əb'steɪn]
中文释义	v.戒绝；弃权；节制
英语例句	(1) He swore to abstain from smoking. (2) A high percentage of women said they had abstained from alcohol during pregnancy. (3) I abstained from voting. (4) Six countries voted for the change, five voted against, and two abstained.
中文例句	(1) 他发誓要戒烟。 (2) 很大比例的妇女称他们在怀孕期间戒了酒。 (3) 我弃权不投票。 (4) 六个国家投票赞成改变，五个反对，还有两个弃权。
vocabulary简明	If you abstain from something, you restrain yourself from consuming it. People usually abstain from things that are considered vices — like drinking alcohol or eating chocolate.
vocabulary扩展	Roots of the word abstain are from the 14th-century French, "to withhold oneself," and the word often refers to people who abstain or keep themselves from drinking liquor. The noun form abstinence also pops up often in reference to abstinence programs that urge teens to abstain from premarital sex. Abstain can also mean to withhold a vote, and sometimes a difficult decision is held up when government representatives abstain from voting one way or another.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]戒绝；抑制 If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it. [V from n] [V] [FORMAL 正式] Abstain from sex or use condoms... 禁绝性事或使用安全套。 Do you drink alcohol, smoke, or abstain? 你喝酒抽烟吗，还是烟酒不沾？ 2 [VERB 动词]（投票时）弃权 If you abstain during a vote, you do not use your vote. [V] Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote. 三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。

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