abstaining

英 [əbˈsteɪnɪŋ]

美 [əbˈsteɪnɪŋ]

v.  (投票时)弃权; 戒; 戒除; 离开; 回避　
abstain的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• 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。

双语例句

• And a few people that are abstaining.
  有一些人弃权了。
• ABstaining from food to restore vitality is counterintuitive yet fasting has a long tradition in the world of alternative medicine
  靠禁食来恢复体力的做法听起来有悖常理，但禁食在另类医学界有着悠久的传统
• By abstaining in its UN vote, Russia joined China, Brazil and India.
  而现在俄罗斯则和中国、巴西以及印度一起，在联合国投了弃权票。
• Abstaining from electronic interfacing had eased the tension in my neck, packed up all my cares and woes, turned me into a new man.
  禁用电子产品减轻了我脖子的压力，把我所有忧虑烦恼都打包带走了，让我整个人面貌焕然一新。
• He changed from voting against to abstaining.
  他原打算投反对票，后来改为弃权了。
• As you cease to give your dreams for a good job that provides well by abstaining from watching the media, you will then be more likely to manifest such a circumstance in your own life experience.
  当你通过禁绝自己看媒体而停止再将你回报丰厚的好工作的梦想送出时，你将然后更有可能在你自身的生活中显化这样一个际遇。
• The devout settlers at Plymouth Rock mostly recognized "giving of thanks" in the form of prayer and abstaining from food.
  定居在普利茅斯岩虔诚的清教徒更相信祈祷和禁食才是表示感恩的方式。
• All carbonated beverages can be a problem, so the authors recommend abstaining completely to avoid acid reflux.
  所有的碳酸饮料都会成为问题，因此笔者在此建议各位还是少喝为妙。
• In March China retreated somewhat by abstaining in the vote on the UN Security Council resolution that authorised "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya.
  今年三月联合国安理会决议授权使用“一切必要手段”保护利比亚人民利益，中国稍稍回归保守，投了弃权票。
• Having more than one drink a day, however, offered no protection against dementia compared with abstaining, the report indicates.
  报告指出，每天饮酒超过一杯和不喝酒一样，对预防痴呆症起不到作用。