- abstain
 - [əb'stein]
 - vi. 自制;放弃;避免
 
参考例子
           - 1.He abstained from voting at the end of the debate.
 - 辩论结束投票时,他弃权了。
 
- 2.About how different farm animals adapt themselves to abstain, digest and utilize food under different environmental conditions.
 - 主要是关于不同农场动物怎样适应环境进行采食,消化和利用食物。
 
- 3.In Ramadan, adult Muslims, save the sick and those traveling, abstain from food, drink, smoking and sex between dawn and sunset.
 - 在斋月,除了病人和旅行者外的成年穆斯林,从黎明到日落之间,禁止饮食、抽烟和性生活。
 
英文解释
           - v.
 - 1.refrain from voting
 - 2.choose not to consume
 
网络释义
               - abstain
 - 抑制,戒绝; 戒,避开; 禁绝; 弃权;
 
- abstain from
 - 戒除,弃权,避开; 弃权; 戒除; 不做;
 
- abstain abstention
 - 戒绝;
 
- abstain frommoting
 - 弃权;
 
- abstain from sex
 - 禁欲;