大学英语词汇短语释义解析及例句 abstain
释义：
abstain v. （投票时）弃权，放弃；避免，回避；自制，戒除
[ 第三人称单数 abstains 现在分词 abstaining 过去式 abstained 过去分词 abstained ]
例句：
Peter Dutton was also the only Opposition front bencher to abstain from the apology.
彼得·达顿也是唯一一位放弃道歉的反对党前座议员。
Many may abstain through fear.
很多人可能由于害怕而弃权。
He swore to abstain from smoking.
他发誓要戒烟。
Today, only a handful dare abstain.
而今天，只有一小部分敢于拒绝。
When in doubt, the Lord chose to abstain.
疑惑中，领主选择了放弃。
Do you drink alcohol, smoke, or abstain?
你喝酒抽烟吗，还是烟酒不沾？
In Rangoon, however, most voters will abstain.
而在仰光，很多选民会选择弃权。
They oblige him only to abstain from harming others.
它们迫使他放弃伤害其他人。
The leaders asked their representatives to abstain from voting.
领导者要求他们的代表投票时弃权。
If it is drugs or alcohol, you need to abstain permanently.
如果是药物或酒精，需要弃权永久。
Until adequate proof is provided, the obligor may abstain payment.
在提供充分证据之前，债务人可以结束清偿。
Unless some opposition members abstain, the budget may thus not get through.
除非一些对头弃权，否则这一预算法案或许就因此而流产了。
Monks must abstain from killing living things. Therefore, monks are vegan.
僧侣戒杀生，所以僧人是素食主义者。
The RCOG advises if a woman gets pregnant, she should abstain from alcohol.
RCOG建议，怀孕的女性应该立刻戒酒。
Many of those who abstain consider smoking a sign of weakness or intemperance.
许多戒烟者将吸烟视作软弱或放纵的标志。
Others who can't keep their consumption to acceptable levels need to abstain.
其他人若是无法将饮酒量保持在可接受的水平，也需要戒酒。
On Easter Monday, as we need no longer abstain from wine, we opened a new bottle.
复活节周一，我们不再需要戒酒了，于是就开了一瓶新酒。
There's not enough time left before the deadline for a revote to be held, so Sweden will abstain.
但距截止日期已经不远了，重新进行一次投票显然不现实，所以瑞典方面很有可能弃权。
He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.
他答应戒掉吸烟，嚼烟，渎烟，一日当着会员，一日不破戒。
But more than two in five nervously refused to express a preference; many may abstain through fear.
但是有五分之二的人神经紧张地拒绝表达意愿；很多人可能由于害怕而弃权。
But for the West to abstain from the cold-war game appears to be the only way, over time, to win it.
但似乎西方国家唯一的选择就是放弃冷战模式，随着时间的推移，最终西方必将赢得胜利。