May 16, 2008

Abstain

abstain



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vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)[(+from)]

          1.    戒;避免;避開
                      The doctor asked the patient to abstain from smoking.
                      醫生叫這位病人戒煙。
          2.    棄權
                      Some voters abstained in the election.
                      一些選民在選舉中棄了權。

Dictionary.com

–verb (used without object) 
1. to hold oneself back voluntarily, esp. from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually fol. by from): to abstain [from] [eating meat].  
2. to refrain from casting one's votea [referendum] in which two delegates abstained.  

—Synonyms 1. forbear; desist, cease.
—Antonyms 1. indulge.


The Columbia Guide to Standard American English

abstain (v.)   
 
Unless used alone, as in I shall abstain, abstain nearly always takes from: She has abstained [from] rarely in [voting] on these issues for several years.


16R86qx30h312300wz99YrRv92w86f63F It is uncoincidental that Mari's sexual advance towards Ángel at a local bar occurs from the safe distance of an adjoining billiard room, and their moment of intimacy is non-sexual. In essence, by abstaining [from] a physical relationship with Ángel, she proves her love for him.


see aloof weasel shun elope








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