abstain 是什么意思

	vi. 1.戒，断(烟等)，慎(行)。 2.弃权。短语和例子 abstain from (wine) [luxury, doing, voting] 戒(酒)[避免奢华，不做，放弃投票]。

	choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" 同义词：refrain, desist,
	refrain from voting

	1.	She eats only vegetables and abstains from eating meat . 她光吃青菜，不吃肉。
	2.	Hutter directed his daughters to abstain from the use of lights . 赫特关照女儿不要掌灯。
	3.	Several mps abstained from voting at the end of the debate . 辩论结束投票时，有几个议员弃权。
	4.	How will you rejoice and applaud yourself if you abstain ? 如果你避开了，你将如何欢欣鼓舞和庆幸自己？
	5.	They did abstain from such things as planting trees in their gardens . 他们绝不参加在花园里栽树这样的事务。
	6.	For today she had abstained from make-up, in celebration of nature . 因为她为了崇尚自然，今天特意没有涂脂抹粉。
	7.	She purposely abstained from mentioning mrs. wale's more special insinuation . 她故意避而不谈沃尔太太那些阴险的挑拨。
	8.	We abstained without undue damage to our position in africa . 我们弃权了，但对我们在非洲的地位并没有受到不应有的损害。
	9.	I had the common-sense to abstain from any word of excuse. i stood to be scorned . 我倒还有常识，一句辩白的话也不说，站在那里听她辱骂。
	10.	He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member . 他答应戒掉吸烟，嚼烟，渎神，一日当着会员，一日不破戒。

abstain是什么意思