refrain
verb /rɪˈfreɪn/
/rɪˈfreɪn/
[intransitive] (formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they refrain | /rɪˈfreɪn/ /rɪˈfreɪn/ |
| he / she / it refrains | /rɪˈfreɪnz/ /rɪˈfreɪnz/ |
| past simple refrained | /rɪˈfreɪnd/ /rɪˈfreɪnd/ |
| past participle refrained | /rɪˈfreɪnd/ /rɪˈfreɪnd/ |
| -ing form refraining | /rɪˈfreɪnɪŋ/ /rɪˈfreɪnɪŋ/ |
- to stop yourself from doing something, especially something that you want to do
克制；节制；避免 - refrain (from something) They appealed to the protesters to refrain from violence.
他们呼吁抗议者不要使用暴力。 - Both sides should refrain from actions that would make the situation worse.
双方都应避免采取会使局势恶化的行动。 - refrain from doing something Please refrain from smoking.
请勿吸烟。 - He has refrained from criticizing the government in public.
他克制住了自己，没有在公开场合批评政府。
- He deliberately refrained from expressing his opinion on the matter.
他刻意避免就这一问题发表看法。 - I refrained from laughing.
我忍住不笑。 - Priscilla could barely refrain from clapping her hands together.
普丽西拉几乎忍不住要随着一起拍手了。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- deliberately
- wisely
- …
- from
词源verb Middle English (in the sense ‘restrain a thought or feeling’): from Old French refrener, from Latin refrenare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + frenum ‘bridle’. - refrain (from something) They appealed to the protesters to refrain from violence.