abstained

英 [əbˈsteɪnd]

美 [əbˈsteɪnd]

v.  (投票时)弃权; 戒; 戒除; 离开; 回避　
abstain的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 戒绝；抑制
  If youabstain fromsomething, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
  1. Abstain from sex or use condoms...
     禁绝性事或使用安全套。
  2. Do you drink alcohol, smoke, or abstain?
     你喝酒抽烟吗，还是烟酒不沾？
• VERB （投票时）弃权
  If youabstainduring a vote, you do not use your vote.
  1. Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote.
     三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。

双语例句

• South Africa and Pakistan abstained.
  南非和巴基斯坦投了弃权票。
• I abstained the desire of having it, instead I only.
  我舍弃了想吃的欲望，而只是。
• Nine voted in favour, four abstained and 12 were against.
  在欧盟成员国中，共有9票赞成，4票弃权，12票反对。
• In the referendum many people abstained.
  在这次公民投票中有许多人弃权。
• He abstained partly for prudential reasons.
  部分是出于谨慎的原因他放弃了。
• Some voters abstained in the election.
  一些选民在选举中弃了权。
• Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote.
  三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。
• She abstained in the elections for chairperson.
  她在主席竞选中弃权。
• At the last election he abstained.
  上次选举时他弃权了。
• The rest either abstained or voted against us.
  其他的不是弃权就是反对我们。