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。