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

• Several MPs abstained from voting at the end of the debate.
  辩论结束投票时，有几个议员弃权。
• Some voters abstained in the election.
  一些选民在选举中弃了权。
• Five members voted for the proposal, twelve voted against, and three abstained.
  对于这项建议，五人投票赞成，十二人反对，三人弃权。
• The US, the UK, France and Russia voted for the proposal and China abstained.
  美、英、法、苏投了赞成票，中国弃权。
• She abstained from the right to attend it because of her painful abortion.
  因为一场痛苦的流产，她弃权参加演讲。
• At the end of the debate, several MPs abstained from voting.
  辩论结束后，有几位议员没有参加投票。
• Some delegates abstained from voting.
  一些代表放弃投票。
• The rest either abstained or voted against us.
  其他的不是弃权就是反对我们。
• I've abstained from smoking for two years.
  我已经戒烟两年了。
• In the end, the language stayed in the resolution and the United States abstained from the vote.
  安理会审议的结果是保留决议中的有关文字，随后美国在表决中弃权。