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词汇 abstain
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abstain

verb
/əbˈsteɪn/
/əbˈsteɪn/
[intransitive]
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they abstain
/əbˈsteɪn/
/əbˈsteɪn/
he / she / it abstains
/əbˈsteɪnz/
/əbˈsteɪnz/
past simple abstained
/əbˈsteɪnd/
/əbˈsteɪnd/
past participle abstained
/əbˈsteɪnd/
/əbˈsteɪnd/
-ing form abstaining
/əbˈsteɪnɪŋ/
/əbˈsteɪnɪŋ/
  1. abstain (from something) to choose not to use a vote, either in favour of or against something(投票时)弃权
    • Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained.十人投票赞成,五人反对,两人弃权。
    Topics Politicsc2
  2. abstain (from something) to decide not to do or have something, especially something you like or enjoy, because it is bad for your health or considered morally wrong戒;戒除
    • to abstain from alcohol/sex/drugs戒酒;禁欲;戒毒
    Topics Cooking and eatingc2
  3. abstain (from something) (Indian English) to stay away from something离开;回避
    • The workers who abstained from work yesterday have been suspended.昨天旷工的工人被暂时停职。
  4. see also abstention, abstinence
    词源late Middle English: from Old French abstenir, from Latin abstinere, from ab- ‘from’ + tenere ‘hold’.
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