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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. [ 1913 Webster] Whether he abstain men from marrying. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster]
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. [ 1913 Webster] Not a few abstained from voting. -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster] Who abstains from meat that is not gaunt? -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: To refrain; forbear; withhold; deny one' s self; give up; relinquish. [ 1913 Webster] 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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