abstain
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [?b?ste?n]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?b?sten, ?b-]
- 國(guó)際音標(biāo) [?b'stein]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- v. (投票時(shí))棄權(quán),放棄;避免,回避;自制,戒除
詞根記憶
- abs(不) + tain(拿住)→不拿住→放棄
用法辨析
- abstain的基本意思是“戒除; 避開(kāi)”,指自覺(jué)地控制自己不做那些由于愿望或沖動(dòng)而想做的事,強(qiáng)調(diào)自我約束、自我否定和永久性,尤指戒酒。
- abstain的另一個(gè)意思是“棄權(quán)”,即表決時(shí)不投票或不舉手。
- abstain是不及物動(dòng)詞,常與介詞from連用構(gòu)成及物動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ),后面可接名詞、代詞或動(dòng)名詞作賓語(yǔ)。
v. (動(dòng)詞)
英漢例句
- In the referendum many people abstained.
在這次公民投票中許多人棄權(quán)。
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
用作不及物動(dòng)詞: S+~(+A)
詞組短語(yǔ)
- cautiously abstain 小心地避開(kāi)
- prudently abstain 謹(jǐn)慎地避開(kāi)
- abstain from alcohol 戒酒,不喝酒
- abstain from comment 不加評(píng)論
- abstain from flesh and fish 戒食葷腥
- abstain from smoking 戒煙
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
副詞+~
~+介詞
英英字典
- (NOT DO) to not do something, especially something enjoyable that you think might be bad
- (NOT VOTE) to decide not to use your vote
- (STAY AWAY) to stay away from work
- If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- If you abstain during a vote, you do not use your vote.
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專業(yè)釋義
- 棄權(quán)
- 戒絕