abstain 音标拼音: [əbst'en] [æbst'en]
vi . 自制,戒绝,弃权,避免
自制,戒绝,弃权,避免
abstain v 1 :
refrain from voting 2 :
choose not to consume ; "
I abstain from alcohol " [
synonym :
{
abstain }, {
refrain }, {
desist }] [
ant : {
consume }, {
have },
{
ingest }, {
take }, {
take in }]
Abstain \
Ab *
stain "\,
v .
t .
To hinder ;
to withhold .
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Whether he abstain men from marrying . --
Milton .
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Abstain \
Ab *
stain "\,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Abstained };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Abstaining }.] [
OE .
absteynen ,
abstenen ,
OF .
astenir ,
abstenir ,
F .
abstenir ,
fr .
L .
abstinere ,
abstentum ,
v .
t . &
v .
i .,
to keep from ;
ab ,
abs tenere to hold .
See {
Tenable }.]
To hold one '
s self aloof ;
to forbear or refrain voluntarily ,
and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites ; --
with from .
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Not a few abstained from voting . --
Macaulay .
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Who abstains from meat that is not gaunt ? --
Shak .
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Syn :
To refrain ;
forbear ;
withhold ;
deny one '
s self ;
give up ;
relinquish .
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45 Moby Thesaurus words for "
abstain ":
abnegate ,
abstain from ,
avoid ,
constrain ,
cop out ,
curb ,
decline ,
dispense with ,
do without ,
duck the issue ,
eschew ,
evade ,
evade the issue ,
forbear ,
forgo ,
hold ,
hold aloof from ,
hold back ,
hold off ,
keep ,
keep back ,
keep from ,
keep in hand ,
let alone ,
let go by ,
never touch ,
not touch ,
not use ,
pass up ,
refrain ,
refrain from ,
refuse ,
reject ,
reserve ,
save ,
shun ,
sit it out ,
spare ,
spurn ,
stand aloof from ,
stand neuter ,
straddle ,
trim ,
waive ,
withhold
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