英语词汇“abstainer”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

abstainabstain /əbˈsteɪn/ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYabstain

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French abstenir, from Latin abstinere, from abs- away + tenere to hold

VERB TABLE

abstain

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	abstain
	he, she, it	abstains
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	abstained
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have abstained
	he, she, it	has abstained
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had abstained
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will abstain
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have abstained

Continuous Form
Present	I	am abstaining
	he, she, it	is abstaining
	you, we, they	are abstaining
Past	I, he, she, it	was abstaining
	you, we, they	were abstaining
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been abstaining
	he, she, it	has been abstaining
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been abstaining
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be abstaining
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been abstaining

1social studies, politics to choose not to vote for or against something: Three members of the committee abstained.2formal to not do something, especially something enjoyable, because you think it is bad for your health or morally wrong: abstain from Teens are being urged to abstain from sex.—abstainer noun [countable]