Word · Frequency #40449
abstainer
戒酒者;不饮酒者
核心释义
a person who refrains from drinking alcohol
- 1.
戒除者;尤其是戒酒或戒毒者,或因宗教原因戒除的人;自我克制者
One who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.
苦修者;克己者;戒除者;尤其是戒酒或戒毒者,或因宗教原因戒除的人;自我克制者;节制者;弃权者
用法In use
An abstainer often gets asked why they don't drink at parties.
用法提示:abstainer 是名词,指不饮酒的人,这里用单数形式作主语。
The waiter served the abstainers at the table sparkling water instead of wine.
用法提示:abstainers 是 abstainer 的复数形式,在此作动词 served 的宾语,指多位不喝酒的人。
My uncle has been an abstainer for ten years, so he always brings his own juice to family dinners.
用法提示:abstainer 作 has been 的表语,说明身份,表示长期不喝酒的人。
abstainer from [something]
常用搭配,表示戒除某物。
He is an abstainer from alcohol.
他是一名戒酒者。
[adjective] abstainer
形容词修饰,强调性质。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- abstinent
- 节制的 · abstinent是形容词,修饰人或行为;abstainer是名词,指人本身。
- abstention
- 弃权;戒除 · abstention指行为或状态(如投票弃权、戒除),而abstainer指具体做该行为的人。
- teetotaler
- 绝对戒酒者 · teetotaler专指完全不饮酒的人;abstainer可泛指节制者,可能包括戒酒、禁食或投票弃权等。
词族Word family
- abstainers
- plural
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