abstain的意思和读音

abstain

: [əbˈsteɪn] : [əb'steɪn]

v.;(

abstains  abstaining  abstained  

v.+n.abstain alcohol

v.indulge,vote

v.desist,refrain,withdraw,withhold,go without

abstainv.

1.~ (from sth)to choose not to use a vote, either in favour of or against sth

Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained.

2.~ (from sth)to decide not to do or have sth, especially sth you like or enjoy, because it is bad for your health or considered morally wrong

to abstain from alcohol/sex/drugs

3.~ (from sth) to stay away from sth

The workers who abstained from work yesterday have been suspended.

v.1.,(),()2.

v.1.to deliberately avoid doing something that is enjoyable but that may not be healthy, safe, or morally right; to not do something that is likely to cause serious problems2.to deliberately not vote in an election or at a meeting

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7. absolution n. abstain v. abstemious adj. ...

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1.Those who did not abstain were encouraged to use condoms, which were promoted to the population as a whole.使广

2.Totally obsessed by the idea that virginity should be preserved, he spent his whole life trying to convince girls to abstain from sex.

3.He says that the Ebionites claimed that the Apostle Peter had been a vegetarian and had ordered his followers to abstain from eating meat.便使

4.Try to abstain from smoking or any other stimulants which increase the sense of irritability.

5.On these terms, France and Britain might be able to support the Palestinians, and the German government could abstain.

6.Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members waved fistfuls of money in the air, alleging that they had been offered bribes to abstain.贿

7.Force and find the best bitter to abstain from her home since then, say the death of BaiJi and cheer the relevant.

8.During this fast they abstain from the gratification of every appetite and passion whatever.

9.The US was one of four members to abstain, along with Haiti, Israel and Palau.

10.Jun: You've really said the magic word, Lisa. It wasn't just coffee I had to abstain from in Salt Lake.怀