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abstain

🇬🇧 UK/əb'steɪn/🇺🇸 US/әb'stein/
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To deliberately refrain from doing or consuming something; to choose not to vote

自制,戒绝(某事);弃权(投票)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
absaway from, off
+
tainhold, keep
=abstain

Common Collocations

  • 1.abstain from戒除

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He decided to abstain from alcohol.

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