abstain from

[əb'stein frəm]

v. 戒, 避免, 弃权

例句与用法：

I abstained from voting.

我弃权不投票。

A national policy of abstaining from political or economic relations with other countries.

孤立主义一种避免与其它国家建立政治或经济关系的国家政策

He swore to abstain from smoking.

他发誓要戒烟。

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：

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。