vi. 1.抑制,自制,忍住。 2.戒除(烟、酒等)。 3.避免;避开。 短语和例子 refrain from (smoking) 戒(烟)。 I cannot refrain from laughing. 我忍不住好笑。 refrain from unprincipled argument 不作无原则的争论。 vt. 抑制。 refrain oneself 抑制自己,忍住。 n. (诗歌、乐曲每节收尾的)叠句,反复句,叠句的乐曲;口头禅。 take up the refrain of 为…帮腔。
the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers 同义词:chorus,
choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" 同义词:abstain, desist,
resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping" 同义词:forbear,
A refrain (from Vulgar Latin refringere, "to repeat", and later from Old French refraindre) is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the "chorus" of a song. Poetic fixed forms that feature refrains include the villanelle, the virelay, and the sestina.
例句与用法
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I made a terrific effort to refrain from tears . 我狠着心把泪止住。
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She had even refrained from putting on rough . 她甚至脸上不施脂粉。
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She couldn't refrain from smiling through tears . 她不禁破涕为笑。
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We refrain from reproducing them here . 我们不打算在这里重新罗列它们。
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The refrain in the street continued . 这时大街上的念咒声还在继续。
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Peter flushed, refraining from a quick retort . 彼得脸红了,没有立即反驳。
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They might refrain from glorying in them . 她们可以收敛一下那副得意洋洋的神态。
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I can not refrain from laughing . 我忍不住好笑。
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Mr. greefield almost signed, but he refrained . 格林菲尔德先生差点儿叹口气,不过他忍住了。
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If they refrain therefrom, clothe them and feed them suitably . 如果她们从此悔改,就适当地给她们衣食。