Abstain

abstain







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vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)[(+from)]



          1.    戒;避免;避開

                      The doctor asked the patient to abstain from smoking.

                      醫生叫這位病人戒煙。

          2.    棄權

                      Some voters abstained in the election.

                      一些選民在選舉中棄了權。



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–verb (used without object) 

1. to hold oneself back voluntarily, esp. from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually fol. by from): to abstain [from] [eating meat].  

2. to refrain from casting one's vote: a [referendum] in which two delegates abstained.  



—Synonyms 1. forbear; desist, cease.

—Antonyms 1. indulge.





The Columbia Guide to Standard American English



abstain (v.)   

 

Unless used alone, as in I shall abstain, abstain nearly always takes from: She has abstained [from] rarely in [voting] on these issues for several years.





　It is uncoincidental that Mari's sexual advance towards Ángel at a local bar occurs from the safe distance of an adjoining billiard room, and their moment of intimacy is non-sexual. In essence, by abstaining [from] a physical relationship with Ángel, she proves her love for him.





see aloof weasel shun elope