refrained

英 [rɪˈfreɪnd]

美 [rɪˈfreɪnd]

v.  克制; 节制; 避免
refrain的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 克制;忍住
  If yourefrain fromdoing something, you deliberately do not do it.
  1. Mrs Hardie refrained from making any comment...
     哈迪夫人忍住不作任何评论。
  2. He appealed to all factions to refrain from violence.
     他呼吁所有派系避免使用暴力。
• N-COUNT （歌曲的）叠句，副歌部分
  Arefrainis a short, simple part of a song, which is repeated many times.
  1. ...a refrain from an old song.
     一首老歌的副歌部分
• N-COUNT 反复说的话;老调
  Arefrainis a comment or saying that people often repeat.
  1. Rosa's constant refrain is that she doesn't have a life.
     罗莎总是重复的一句话就是她没有像样的生活。

双语例句

• China, which is not among the 12 nations negotiating the deal and had proposed a competing agreement, refrained from criticizing the vote.
  中国并未包含在参与这项协定谈判的12个国家中，并已提出了一个与之竞争的协议。它没有对参议院的此次表决提出批评。
• However, reviewing courts have refrained from requiring agencies to follow precedent mechanically.
  然而，负责审查的法院抑制它们自己不去要求机关机械地遵守先例。
• He wanted to crack the rowdy over the head, but refrained.
  他想猛击小流氓的头，可还是忍住了。
• Twice she put out her hand to take the garment again, and twice she refrained.
  她两次伸出手去想要再拿那件衣服，两次都把手缩回去了。
• Mr Greenfield almost sighed, but refrained.
  格林菲尔德先生差点要叹息一声，但还是忍住了。
• They both refrained from direct association with the president.
  他们两人都竭力避免与总统直接联系。
• Much as my colleague wanted to, he refrained from replying: Gosh, what sort of legal issue?
  我的同事很想回复说，我的天啊，什么法律问题？
• She refrained from laughing.
  她忍住了，没有发笑。
• The French president, the German chancellor and the Italian prime minister have not refrained from mutual recriminations.
  法国总统、德国总理和意大利总理毫不克制地相互指责。
• I refrained from pointing out his mistake so that he might not lose face in front of his students.
  我忍住没有指出他的错误，以便他可以在学生面前不丢脸。