abstained

英 [əbˈsteɪnd]

美 [əbˈsteɪnd]

v.  (投票时)弃权; 戒; 戒除; 离开; 回避　
abstain的过去分词和过去式

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

• At the last election he abstained ( from voting/ the vote).
  上次选举时他弃权了（没投票）。
• In the end, the language stayed in the resolution and the United States abstained from the vote.
  安理会审议的结果是保留决议中的有关文字，随后美国在表决中弃权。
• I've abstained from smoking for two years.
  我已经戒烟两年了。
• My dentist said I would have fewer cavities if I abstained from eating candy.
  我的牙医说假如我禁止吃糖果，就不大会蛀牙。
• He abstained partly for prudential reasons.
  部分是出于谨慎的原因他放弃了。
• I abstained the desire of having it, instead I only.
  我舍弃了想吃的欲望，而只是。
• She abstained from the right to attend it because of her painful abortion.
  因为一场痛苦的流产，她弃权参加演讲。
• Some of the debt-holders, including several hedge funds, abstained from the vote.
  有些债权人，包括几个秘密基金，都投了弃权票。
• The French government supported the resolution and Britain abstained.
  法国政府支持这项决议，英国弃权。
• Sixty MPs abstained in the vote on capital punishment.
  在表决死刑时，60位下议院议员弃权。