abstain的用法总结大全思维导图

v. 戒绝；弃权；节制

abstain的词态变化为:名词: abstainer 过去式: abstained 过去分词: abstained 现在分词: abstaining 第三人称单数: abstains

用作动词 v.

abstain的基本意思是“戒除; 避开”,指自觉地控制自己不做那些由于愿望或冲动而想做的事,强调自我约束、自我否定和永久性，尤指戒酒。

abstain的另一个意思是“弃权”,即表决时不投票或不举手。

abstain是不及物动词,常与介词from连用构成及物动词短语,后面可接名词、代词或动名词作宾语。

To avoid pregnancy, you should abstain from unprotected sexual intercourse during your fertile days.

在受孕期内做爱, 如果采取相应的安全防护措施就可以避免意外怀孕.

By knowing this it will help us to abstain from and avoid doing negative things.

了解这一点可以帮助我们放弃或避免造作恶业,同样地,如果我们只造作善业,这将会带来长久的善果.

Virtue consists, not in abstaining from vice, but in not desiring it.

美德不在于戒除恶习, 而在于不想要恶习.

He may abstain or even vote to make abortion illegal.

他可能弃权,尤有甚者投票支持堕胎违法.

At the last election he abstained ( from voting / the vote ).

上次选举时他弃权了 ( 没投票 ).