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abstain

英 [əbˈsteɪn]

美 [əbˈsteɪn]

v.  (投票时)弃权; 戒; 戒除; 离开; 回避 

过去式:abstained 现在分词:abstaining 过去分词:abstained 第三人称单数:abstains 

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Collins.1 / BNC.11773 / COCA.13833

牛津词典

    verb

    • (投票时)弃权
      to choose not to use a vote, either in favour of or against sth
      1. Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained.
        十人投票赞成,五人反对,两人弃权。
    • 戒;戒除
      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
      1. to abstain from alcohol/sex/drugs
        戒酒;禁欲;戒毒
    • 离开;回避 
      to stay away from sth
      1. The workers who abstained from work yesterday have been suspended.
        昨天旷工的工人被暂时停职。

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 戒绝;抑制
      If youabstain fromsomething, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
      1. Abstain from sex or use condoms...
        禁绝性事或使用安全套。
      2. Do you drink alcohol, smoke, or abstain?
        你喝酒抽烟吗,还是烟酒不沾?
    • VERB (投票时)弃权
      If youabstainduring a vote, you do not use your vote.
      1. Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote.
        三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。

    英英释义

    verb

    • choose not to consume
      1. I abstain from alcohol
      Synonym:refraindesist
    • refrain from voting

      双语例句

      • It is not enough that ecclesiastical men abstain from violence and rapine and all manner of persecution.
        仅仅教士自身放弃暴力和掠夺以及所有迫害的方式还是不够的。
      • The US was one of four members to abstain, along with Haiti, Israel and Palau.
        美国是四个投弃权票的国家,其它三个国家是海地,以色列和帛琉共和国(帕劳)。
      • For this reason we must abstain from voting.
        为此,我们不能投票。
      • An anonymous lobbying effort began on Facebook, pushing students to vote abstain.
        这时有人在Facebook上开始了一个匿名活动,劝说学生们投弃权票。
      • If you abstain from eating candy and rich food, you will not be so fat.
        如果你不吃糖果和油腻食物,你就不会这样胖。
      • He may abstain or even vote to make abortion illegal.
        他可能弃权,尤有甚者投票支持堕胎违法。
      • Are you going to abstain or vote for someone?
        你是弃权还是投谁的票?
      • They say it would be political suicide for the party to abstain.
        他们说这个政党弃权无异于自毁政治前程。
      • The independents will back Labor on finance bills, and abstain in the event of frivolous no-confidence motions.
        两名独立议员将在金融法案方面为工党提供支持,但如果议会轻率地提出不信任投票动议,他们将弃权。
      • The majority of the ministers abstain or vote against the authorisation.
        大部分官员投了弃权票或者反对票。