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abstain

鎖定
abstain,英語單詞,主要用作動詞,作動詞時譯為“(投票時)棄權,放棄;避免,迴避;自制,戒除”。 [1] 
外文名
abstain
詞    性
動詞
英式發音
[əb'steɪn]
美式發音
[əb'sten]
屬    性
英語單詞

abstain單詞用法

1. V-I If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it. 對…節制 [正式]
2. V-I If you abstain during a vote, you do not use your vote. 棄權 [2] 

abstain短語搭配

abstain from 戒除 ; 戒絕 ; 棄權 ; 避開
prudently abstain 謹慎地避開
Abstain ketchup 自制番茄醬
abstain n 主動戒絕 ; 棄權 ; 戒 ; 禁絕
cautiously abstain 小心地避開
To abstain 棄權
i abstain 棄權 [1] 

abstain雙語例句

  • 1Peter Dutton was also the only Opposition front bencher to abstain from the apology.彼得·達頓也是唯一一位放棄道歉的反對黨前座議員。
  • 2Many may abstain through fear.很多人可能由於害怕而棄權。
  • 3He swore to abstain from smoking.他發誓要戒煙。
  • 4Today, only a handful dare abstain.而今天,只有一小部分敢於拒絕。
  • 5Do you drink alcohol, smoke, or abstain?你喝酒抽煙嗎,還是煙酒不沾?
  • 6In Rangoon, however, most voters will abstain.而在仰光,很多選民會選擇棄權。
  • 7When in doubt, the Lord chose to abstain.疑惑中,領主選擇了放棄。
  • 8They oblige him only to abstain from harming others.它們迫使他放棄傷害其他人。
  • 9The leaders asked their representatives to abstain from voting.領導者要求他們的代表投票時棄權。
  • 10If it is drugs or alcohol, you need to abstain permanently.如果是藥物或酒精,需要棄權永久。
  • 11Until adequate proof is provided, the obligor may abstain payment.在提供充分證據之前,債務人可以結束清償。
  • 12Unless some opposition members abstain, the budget may thus not get through.除非一些對頭棄權,否則這一預算法案或許就因此而流產了。
  • 13Monks must abstain from killing living things. Therefore, monks are vegan.僧侶戒殺生,所以僧人是素食主義者。
  • 14The RCOG advises if a woman gets pregnant, she should abstain from alcohol.RCOG建議,懷孕的女性應該立刻戒酒。
  • 15Many of those who abstain consider smoking a sign of weakness or intemperance.許多戒煙者將吸煙視作軟弱或放縱的標誌。
  • 16Others who can't keep their consumption to acceptable levels need to abstain.其他人若是無法將飲酒量保持在可接受的水平,也需要戒酒。
  • 17On Easter Monday, as we need no longer abstain from wine, we opened a new bottle.復活節週一,我們不再需要戒酒了,於是就開了一瓶新酒。
  • 18And I hereby enjoin upon people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence.我特此責成這些被宣佈獲得自由的人,不得有任何暴力行為。
  • 19There's not enough time left before the deadline for a revote to be held, so Sweden will abstain.但距截止日期已經不遠了,重新進行一次投票顯然不現實,所以瑞典方面很有可能棄權。
  • 20He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.他答應戒掉吸煙,嚼煙,瀆煙,一日當着會員,一日不破戒。
  • 21But more than two in five nervously refused to express a preference; many may abstain through fear.但是有五分之二的人神經緊張地拒絕表達意願;很多人可能由於害怕而棄權。
  • 22But for the West to abstain from the cold-war game appears to be the only way, over time, to win it.但似乎西方國家唯一的選擇就是放棄冷戰模式,隨着時間的推移,最終西方必將贏得勝利。
  • 23Monks must abstain from killing living things. Therefore, monks are vegan. Technically. There is a loophole.僧侶戒殺生,所以僧人是素食主義者。但從嚴格意義上講,這裏存在着一個漏洞。
  • 24In the 1983 survey barely half of the presidents approached bothered to respond. Today, only a handful dare abstain.1983年的調查中,不到一半的被聯繫的校長們願意給予答覆;而今天,敢於不參與此項調查的學校寥寥無幾。
  • 25However evil those books are in and of themselves, we have to read them so that we might see and know and yet abstain.但是邪惡也藏在這些書中,我們不得不讀它們以便能看到並瞭解它們然後將之棄絕。
  • 26Some think that the failure of the League's initiative may force Russia and China to abstain in a UN Security Council vote.一些人認為阿拉伯聯盟倡議方案的失敗可能會迫使俄羅斯和中國在聯合國安理會投棄權票。
  • 27He says that the Ebionites claimed that the Apostle Peter had been a vegetarian and had ordered his followers to abstain from eating meat.他説,伊便尼派聲稱使徒彼得一直是素食者,並叫他的追隨者放棄吃肉。 [1] 
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