abstain

verb

1. （投票时）弃权
   to choose not to use a vote, either in favour of or against sth
   1. Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained.
      十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
2. 戒；戒除
   to decide not to do or have sth, especially sth you like or enjoy, because it is bad for your health or considered morally wrong
   1. to abstain from alcohol/sex/drugs
      戒酒；禁欲；戒毒
3. 离开；回避　
   to stay away from sth
   1. The workers who abstained from work yesterday have been suspended.
      昨天旷工的工人被暂时停职。

1. VERB 戒绝；抑制
   If you abstain from something, 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？
2. VERB （投票时）弃权
   If you abstain during 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。

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？
3. Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote.
   三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。
4. To abstain from meat was a serious deviation.
   茹素是比较严重的反常行为。
5. They say it would be political suicide for the party to abstain.
   他们说这个政党弃权无异于自毁政治前程。
6. They did abstain from such things as planting trees in their gardens.
   他们绝不参加在花园里栽树这样的事务。
7. In other words, the country would abstain from a resolution favouring a cease-fire in place.
   换言之，对于一项赞同就地停火的协议，那个国家将投弃权票。
8. Abstain from Work which others can do for you.
   放弃工作别人能替你完成的工作。
9. European policy makers have sought to cast as a diplomatic victory China's decision to abstain from a United Nations Security Council vote condemning a referendum that cleared the way for Crimea to break away from Ukraine and join Russia.
   中国在联合国安理会谴责克里米亚公投的投票表决中投了弃权票，欧洲决策者一直寻求将中国的这一决定形容为一次外交上的胜利。克里米亚公投为克里米亚脱离乌克兰并加入俄罗斯扫清了道路。
10. An anonymous lobbying effort began on Facebook, pushing students to vote abstain.
    这时有人在Facebook上开始了一个匿名活动，劝说学生们投弃权票。
11. The leader asked his workers to abstain from voting.
    那位领导人要求工人们放弃选举。
12. The doctor advised him to abstain from drinking if he still wanted to lead a normal life.
    医生建议说，如果他还想过正常生活的话，他必须戒酒。
13. Or do you abstain from ardent spirits?
    还是你已经戒酒了？
14. The majority of the ministers abstain or vote against the authorisation.
    大部分官员投了弃权票或者反对票。
15. 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。
16. If you abstain from eating candy and rich food, you will not be so fat.
    如果你不吃糖果和油腻食物，你就不会这样胖。
17. Try to abstain from smoking or any other stimulants which increase the sense of irritability.
    试着避免抽烟或其他增加易怒情绪的刺激物。
18. They oblige him only to abstain from harming others.
    它们迫使他放弃伤害其他人。
19. For this reason we must abstain from voting.
    为此，我们不能投票。
20. 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。
21. After the roll call, delegates may vote for yes, no or abstain on each draft resolution.
    主席团首先点名确认到场的国家代表，随后被点到国家名的代表需表决赞成、反对或弃权。
22. The US was one of four members to abstain, along with Haiti, Israel and Palau.
    美国是四个投弃权票的国家，其它三个国家是海地，以色列和帛琉共和国（帕劳）。
23. During a vote on a substantive matter, a delegate may abstain rather than vote yes or no.
    在一个关于实体性问题的投票中，代表除了可以选择“是”或者“否”，还可以选择“弃权”。
24. It is an exercise to self-control, to abstain from the things that may keep us away from God.
    藉此锻炼自我控制和隔绝使我们远离天主的事物。
25. It is not enough that ecclesiastical men abstain from violence and rapine and all manner of persecution.
    仅仅教士自身放弃暴力和掠夺以及所有迫害的方式还是不够的。
26. The independents will back Labor on finance bills, and abstain in the event of frivolous no-confidence motions.
    两名独立议员将在金融法案方面为工党提供支持，但如果议会轻率地提出不信任投票动议，他们将弃权。
27. During this fast they abstain from the gratification of every appetite and passion whatever.
    绝食之时，他们禁绝了食欲和其他欲愿的满足。
28. The civilians: you may abstain from voting, if you are not sure.
    平民若不确定，可以先不投票。
29. Are you going to abstain or vote for someone?
    你是弃权还是投谁的票？
30. Encouraging children to persuade their friends and families to abstain from the consumption of shark fins soup.
    我们亦鼓励孩子劝朋友和家人戒吃鱼翅。

verb

1. choose not to consume
   1. I abstain from alcohol

   Synonym:    refraindesist

2. refrain from voting