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

单词	abstain
释义	ab·stain \əbzˈtān, ab-, -bˈst-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English absteinen, abstenen, from Middle French abstenir, from Latin abstinēre, from abs- (variant of ab- ab (I)) + tenēre to hold — more at thin *intransitive verb* : to withhold oneself from participation : refrain voluntarily : withhold oneself deliberately from an action < a vote of nine million in favor, eight million against, and nine million abstaining — E.J.Knapton > : forbear — often used with from < they abstained from comment > < a lifelong pledge to abstain from drinking — M.V.Reidy > *transitive verb* obsolete : withhold Synonyms: see refrain
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