abstain

• vi. 自制；放弃；避免

前缀abs-为ab-变体，离开，松开。词根-tain同ten, 握住，持有,见tenure,任期。引申词义弃权。

1. refrain from voting

2. choose no to consume;

"I abstain from alcohol"

abstain

abstain: [14] The literal meaning of this word’s ultimate source, Latin abstinēre, was ‘hold or keep away’, and hence ‘withhold’ (the root verb, tenēre, produced many other derivatives in English, such as contain, maintain, obtain, and retain, as well as tenacious, tenant, tenement, tenet, tenor, and tenure).

That is how it was used when it was first introduced into English (via Old French abstenir), and it was not until the 16th century that it began to be used more specifically for refraining from pleasurable activities, particularly the drinking of alcohol. The past participial stem of the Latin verb, abstent-, gave us abstention, while the present participial stem, abstinent-, produced abstinent and abstinence.

There is no connection, incidentally, with the semantically similar abstemious, which comes from a Latin word for alcoholic drink, tēmōtum.

abstain (v.)

late 14c., "to withhold oneself," from Old French abstenir (14c.), earlier astenir (13c.) "hold (oneself) back, refrain, abstain (from), practice abstinence," from Latin abstinere "withhold, keep back, keep off," from ab(s)- "from, away from" (see ab-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Specifically of liquor, late 14c. Of voting, 1796. Related: Abstained; abstaining.

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

十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。

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to abstain from alcohol/sex/drugs

戒酒；禁欲；戒毒

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The workers who abstained from work yesterday have been suspended.

昨天旷工的工人被暂时停职。

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Abstain from sex or use condoms...

禁绝性事或使用安全套。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Do you drink alcohol, smoke, or abstain?

你喝酒抽烟吗，还是烟酒不沾？

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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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To avoid pregnancy, you should abstain from unprotected sexual intercourse during your fertile days.

在受孕期内做爱, 如果采取相应的安全防护措施就可以避免意外怀孕.

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His doctor ordered him to abstain from beer and wine.

他的医生嘱咐他戒酒.

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Mr Li , who holds 75 per cent of PCRD, will abstain from the vote.

持有盈科拓展75%股份的李泽楷将不参加投票.

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The motion to vote results: consent vote 15 votes, against 0 0, abstain from voting.

本议案表决结果: 同意票15票, 反对票0票, 弃权票0票.

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For others, it means encouraging teens abstain from sex altogether until the time comes for marriage.

而另外一些人看来, 性教育则意味着鼓励青少年在结婚之前守身如玉.

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Athletes usually abstain from smoking.

运动员大都戒烟.

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They did abstain from such things as planting trees in their gardens.

他们绝不参加在花园里栽树这样的事务.

辞典例句

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

22各样的恶事要禁戒不作.

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You should abstain from smoking.

你应当戒烟.

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The first step to virtue is to abstain from vice.

避开作恶是走向美德的第一步.

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Patrons are requested abstain from smoking in the restaurant.

顾客请勿在餐馆内抽烟.

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The doctor asked the patient abstain from smoking.

医生叫这位“病人”戒烟.

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Abstain from traditional political rhetoric.

避开不用传统的政治修辞.

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It is better to abstain from calling upon energies during the New Moon.

最好是避免呼吁精力在新的月球.

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He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.

他答应戒掉吸烟, 嚼烟, 渎烟,一日当着会员,一日不破戒.

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The doctor asked the patient to abstain from smoking.

医生叫这位病人戒烟.

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Xianchou to whether or not the show I would also abstain.

还是不拿出来献丑了.我也弃权.

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Thes .5:22 Abstain from every kind of evil.

帖前五22各种的恶事要远离禁作.

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I make a decision to abstain from cigarette.

我下定决心要戒烟.

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It aims to assist drug abusers to abstain from drugs through the Christian belief.

目的为协助滥用药物的人士透过信仰脱离毒品.

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Section 4 : Give some advice about how to abstain the ugly form in photo's form.

提出在具体操作中运用正确的方式和手段来避免新闻丑的出现.

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Athletes usually abstain from smoking [ alcohol ].

运动员通常戒烟 [ 戒酒 ].

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I abstain from voting.

我投票弃权.

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