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-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.abstain from戒除
Example Sentences
- 1.
He decided to abstain from alcohol.