refrained

英 [rɪˈfreɪnd]

美 [rɪˈfreɪnd]

v.  克制; 节制; 避免
refrain的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 克制;忍住
  If yourefrain fromdoing something, you deliberately do not do it.
  1. Mrs Hardie refrained from making any comment...
     哈迪夫人忍住不作任何评论。
  2. He appealed to all factions to refrain from violence.
     他呼吁所有派系避免使用暴力。
• N-COUNT （歌曲的）叠句，副歌部分
  Arefrainis a short, simple part of a song, which is repeated many times.
  1. ...a refrain from an old song.
     一首老歌的副歌部分
• N-COUNT 反复说的话;老调
  Arefrainis a comment or saying that people often repeat.
  1. Rosa's constant refrain is that she doesn't have a life.
     罗莎总是重复的一句话就是她没有像样的生活。

双语例句

• Most member states have refrained from criticism and insist they want Mr Ban to succeed.
  多数成员国没有指责他，并坚称它们希望潘基文继续下去。
• Angel therefore refrained from declaring more particulars now.
  因此，安琪尔现在也就对其它的细节避而不谈了。
• He has refrained from criticizing the government in public.
  他克制住了自己，没有在公开场合批评政府。
• After 1760 few Americans refrained from condemning slavery as evil
  1760年后，很多美国人都在谴责奴隶制的社会危害。
• Tacitus himself could not have refrained from this particular morality play.
  就是塔西佗（tacitus）自己也无法抗拒这出特别的道德剧。
• I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.
  我禁止我脚走一切的邪路，为要遵守你的话。
• Despite the strong urge, I refrained from striking back.
  虽然有这种强烈的冲动，可是我克制了自己没有反击。
• They both refrained from direct association with the president.
  他们两人都竭力避免与总统直接联系。
• I refrained from asking how he could travel first class on the France when he was dead broke.
  我按捺着自己没有问他为什么彻底破产了，还要坐法兰西号的一等舱去旅行。
• By the end of the 14th century, most Japanese were Buddhists and refrained from eating meat.
  到了14世纪末，大多数日本人都成了佛教徒，因此自律拒绝吃肉。