vi.戒（尤指酒），戒除; 弃权; 避免

v.(动词)

弃权
断
慎（行）
戒掉
避开
避免
戒除
不投票
不参与
有意回避
自制
戒绝

abstain弃权，戒除
前缀abs-为ab-变体，离开，松开。词根-tain同ten, 握住，持有,见tenure,任期。引申词义弃权。

Abstain from voting → 弃权；可弃权；投票时弃权
abstain from → 戒除；戒绝；避开
Abstain from Women → 禁忌的女人
Abstain From Love → 戒情人
inability to abstain → 戒断不能
inability of abstain → 不能守戒
abstain from an act → 不作为
abstain from doing sth → 避免做某事
abstain n → 弃权；主动戒绝；戒；自愿戒绝

1. They say it would be political suicide for the party to abstain.
[汉]他们说这个政党弃权无异于自毁政治前程。
——来自柯林斯例句
2. Abstain from sex or use condoms.
[汉]禁绝性事或使用安全套。
——来自柯林斯例句
3. Do you drink alcohol, smoke, or abstain?
[汉]你喝酒抽烟吗，还是烟酒不沾？
——来自柯林斯例句
4. His doctor ordered him to abstain from beer and wine.
[汉]他的医生嘱咐他戒酒.
——来自《简明英汉词典》
5. To abstain from meat was a serious deviation.
[汉]茹素是比较严重的反常行为。
——来自辞典例句

【Verb】

1. refrain from voting
2. choose no to consume;
"I abstain from alcohol"