abstaining

英 [əbˈsteɪnɪŋ]

美 [əbˈsteɪnɪŋ]

v.  (投票时)弃权; 戒; 戒除; 离开; 回避　
abstain的现在分词

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。

双语例句

• By abstaining in its UN vote, Russia joined China, Brazil and India.
  而现在俄罗斯则和中国、巴西以及印度一起，在联合国投了弃权票。
• The devout settlers at Plymouth Rock mostly recognized "giving of thanks" in the form of prayer and abstaining from food.
  定居在普利茅斯岩虔诚的清教徒更相信祈祷和禁食才是表示感恩的方式。
• By abstaining from such actions, one allows the mind to quiet down sufficiently in order to proceed further.
  透过持戒心得以充分地平静下来，以便能好好执行观察的任务。
• Over the years, she's shown her devotion by abstaining from meat and praying to buddha.
  她长年吃斋念佛，可诚心了。
• In some cases, China has found ways to compromise with western countries, such as by abstaining in UN votes on Iran sanctions or North Korea.
  在某些情况下，中国设法与西方国家达成妥协，比如在涉及制裁伊朗或朝鲜的联合国投票中弃权。
• All carbonated beverages can be a problem, so the authors recommend abstaining completely to avoid acid reflux.
  所有的碳酸饮料都会成为问题，因此笔者在此建议各位还是少喝为妙。
• Having more than one drink a day, however, offered no protection against dementia compared with abstaining, the report indicates.
  报告指出，每天饮酒超过一杯和不喝酒一样，对预防痴呆症起不到作用。
• Abstaining from electronic interfacing had eased the tension in my neck, packed up all my cares and woes, turned me into a new man.
  禁用电子产品减轻了我脖子的压力，把我所有忧虑烦恼都打包带走了，让我整个人面貌焕然一新。
• ABstaining from food to restore vitality is counterintuitive yet fasting has a long tradition in the world of alternative medicine
  靠禁食来恢复体力的做法听起来有悖常理，但禁食在另类医学界有着悠久的传统
• There were six votes in favor, two against and two abstaining.
  六票赞成，两票反对，两票弃权。