Word · Frequency #8458
refrain
忍住；克制；避免
To stop yourself from doing something; to abstain or avoid doing it.
常与 from 连用：refrain from doing sth
- 1.
To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew
克制自己不采取某种行动或干预；戒除；避免
- 2.
resist doing something
克制不做某事
- 3.
choose not to consume
选择不食用
克制自己不采取某种行动或干预；戒除；避免；克制不做某事；选择不食用；节制；避免
In use
Please refrain from smoking in this area.
She refrained from commenting on the controversial issue.
I had to refrain from eating dessert to stick to my diet.
He refrained from hitting him back
Verb forms
base refrain · third person refrains · -ing refraining · past refrained · past participle refrained
常与from连用，表示克制做某事。
Connections
Collocations
- refrain from smoking
- 克制自己不吸烟
- He managed to refrain from smoking for a month.他设法坚持了一个月不吸烟。
- refrain from commenting
- 克制自己不发表评论
- She refrained from commenting on his appearance.她忍住没有评论他的外表。
- refrain from violence
- 克制不使用暴力
- The police asked the crowd to refrain from violence.警方要求人群克制，不要使用暴力。
- refrain from drinking
- 克制自己饮酒；不喝酒
- During the retreat, participants agreed to refrain from drinking.静修期间，参与者同意不饮酒。
- refrain from asking
- 忍住不去问
- I had to refrain from asking why she was crying.我不得不忍住不去问她为什么哭。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把冲动“拉回来”（re- 有“回”的感觉），就等于“忍住、克制自己”——记住 refrain 是往回拉的行动。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、公告、正式演讲 refrain 作动词时多用于正式语境，表示“克制、忍住、避免”做某事，常与 from doing something 搭配；日常口语中通常用 avoid 或 stop oneself。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词的重读音节都以 /eɪn/ 结尾，和 refrain 的 /freɪn/ 押韵。其中 restrain、retrain、strain、rain 都拼作 -rain，remain 和 contain 也以 -ain 结尾。注意形近词 refine /rɪˈfaɪn/ 的元音是 /aɪ/，与 refrain 不押韵。
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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