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

• 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。
• In the referendum many people abstained.
  在这次公民投票中有许多人弃权。
• At the last election he abstained ( from voting/ the vote).
  上次选举时他弃权了（没投票）。
• Some of the debt-holders, including several hedge funds, abstained from the vote.
  有些债权人，包括几个秘密基金，都投了弃权票。
• One-fourth of deputies voted no or abstained from voting to the report.
  四分之一对工作报告投反对或弃权票。
• 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。
• 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。
• I abstained the desire of having it, instead I only.
  我舍弃了想吃的欲望，而只是。
• Sixty MPs abstained in the vote on capital punishment.
  在表决死刑时，60位下议院议员弃权。
• I've abstained from smoking for two years.
  我已经戒烟两年了。