abstain

英 [əbˈsteɪn]

美 [əbˈsteɪn]

v. (投票时)弃权; 戒; 戒除; 离开; 回避　

过去式：abstained　现在分词：abstaining　过去分词：abstained　第三人称单数：abstains　

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牛津词典

verb

（投票时）弃权
to choose not to use a vote, either in favour of or against sth
1. Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained.
  十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
戒；戒除
to decide not to do or have sth, especially sth you like or enjoy, because it is bad for your health or considered morally wrong
1. to abstain from alcohol/sex/drugs
  戒酒；禁欲；戒毒
离开；回避　
to stay away from sth
1. The workers who abstained from work yesterday have been suspended.
  昨天旷工的工人被暂时停职。

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。

verb

Abstain from Work which others can do for you.
放弃工作别人能替你完成的工作。
Are you going to abstain or vote for someone?
你是弃权还是投谁的票？
The leader asked his workers to abstain from voting.
那位领导人要求工人们放弃选举。
Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote.
三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。
It is an exercise to self-control, to abstain from the things that may keep us away from God.
藉此锻炼自我控制和隔绝使我们远离天主的事物。
They say it would be political suicide for the party to abstain.
他们说这个政党弃权无异于自毁政治前程。
Encouraging children to persuade their friends and families to abstain from the consumption of shark fins soup.
我们亦鼓励孩子劝朋友和家人戒吃鱼翅。
For this reason we must abstain from voting.
为此，我们不能投票。
The majority of the ministers abstain or vote against the authorisation.
大部分官员投了弃权票或者反对票。
The US was one of four members to abstain, along with Haiti, Israel and Palau.
美国是四个投弃权票的国家，其它三个国家是海地，以色列和帛琉共和国（帕劳）。