Word · Frequency #11773
abstain
弃权；不投票
核心释义
to choose not to vote in an election or meeting
- 1.
戒除(某事或做某事)；尤其是戒除嗜好
Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
- 2.
故意不投票
Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present.
戒绝；节制；戒除(某事或做某事)；尤其是戒除嗜好；故意不投票；自制；戒绝
用法In use
Several members chose to abstain from the vote on the new policy.
用法提示：abstain from 表示“对……弃权”，此处为动词原形。
She abstained in the final ballot because she felt she had not seen enough evidence.
用法提示：abstained 是过去式，表示“在投票中弃权”。
I would rather abstain than vote for either candidate.
用法提示：abstain 单独用作不及物动词，意为“不投票、弃权”。
abstain from sth/doing sth
表示戒除或避免做某事。
He abstains from alcohol for health reasons.
他因健康原因戒酒。
abstain from voting
常用于投票情境。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- abstain from alcohol
- 戒酒；不喝酒
- He decided to abstain from alcohol for a month.他决定戒酒一个月。
- abstain from voting
- 投弃权票；放弃投票
- Three members abstained from voting on the resolution.三名成员对该决议投了弃权票。
- abstain from smoking
- 戒烟；不吸烟
- She has abstained from smoking since her surgery.她手术后一直不吸烟。
- abstain from eating meat
- 不吃肉；戒食肉类
- Many monks abstain from eating meat.许多僧人戒食肉类。
- abstain from sex
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把“stain（污点）”看作诱惑，加“ab-（离开）”：远离污点，即戒除、弃权。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：voting/procedures、diet and lifestyle、formal writing abstain 多用于正式场合或书面语。在会议或投票中表示“弃权”；在饮食或生活习惯上表示“戒除、节制”。日常口语中较少见，常见于正式讨论、法律或健康话题。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with the stressed /teɪn/ or /steɪn/ ending of abstain. Beware lookalikes that do not rhyme, such as 'captain' (/ˈkæptɪn/), 'mountain' (/ˈmaʊntən/), and 'certain' (/ˈsɜːrtən/).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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