refraining

英 [rɪˈfreɪnɪŋ]

美 [rɪˈfreɪnɪŋ]

v.  克制; 节制; 避免
refrain的现在分词

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

• Prime Minister Modi made several trips to these countries with the sole purpose of strengthening relations and marking its position in South Asia, while refraining China from making inroads into the region.
  总理莫迪访问过这些国家，出于一个目的&加强和巩固其在南亚的地位，然而抑制中国进去该地区。
• For the most part, the public has shown him only kindne and sympathy to his face, refraining from blaming him for the tragedy.
  大部分公众当面对他表示的都是关心和同情，并没有将悲剧归罪于他。
• Besides avoiding caffeine intake after lunch and refraining from doing physical exercise before bed, here are more tips for improving sleep efficiency, curated from news website Vox and Quartz.
  除了午餐后不摄入***、睡前避免体育运动之外，Vox与Quartz网站还为大家提供了一些提高睡眠质量的小建议，一起来看吧！
• It is not surprising that we find in his guidance a large number of hadiths that speak about the importance of being truthful and emphasize the absolute importance of refraining from lying.
  在他的指导中有很多圣训提到了做一个诚实者的重要性，同时还强调了戒除说谎的绝对价值，这些也并不让人感到惊讶。
• By refraining from doing so, am I taking advantage of a policy designed to counter social and institutional discrimination against women?
  如果我不说明，那我是否从那个旨在对抗社会和制度对女性歧视的政策中获得了利益？
• 'Preventive approaches such as warming a bathroom and hallway or refraining from taking a deep, hot bath could be important for high risk people,'Dr Nishiyama wrote in the journal Resuscitation.
  “如给浴室和走廊加温或避免长时间的热水澡这些预防措施对高风险人群非常重要。”Nishiyama在《复活》杂志中写道。
• They also include refraining from stealing, telling lies, and coveting things that belong to others.
  另外一个是不要偷，还有不能说妄语，不要贪别人的东西。
• First, refraining from telling any lies.
  第一，不说任何谎话。
• Assist and further the interests of colleagues, refraining from comments injurious to the reputation of a colleague.
  帮助并促进同事的利益，避免对同事名誉有害的言论。
• Peter flushed, refraining from a quick retort.
  彼得脸红了，没有立即反驳。