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

• It is important to note that refraining from praying and fasting during menses is actually an act of worship& just like observing Prayers and fasting in normal days.
  值得注意的是，在经期戒除礼拜和斋戒实际上也是一种功修&就像在平时完善拜功和斋戒一样。
• It is necessary to concentrate our efforts on advancing economic cooperation in the spirit of doing certain things and refraining from doing other things.
  要坚持有所为有所不为的原则，专心致志推进经济合作。
• Peter flushed, refraining from a quick retort.
  彼得脸红了，没有立即反驳。
• 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！
• 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。
• Refraining from making judgments especially ones based on personal opinions or standards.
  避免做出特别是基于个人观点或者标准的判断。
• Why are these people pulling back and refraining from trying new things? I did not take them seriously and went on to do what was profitable.
  为什么这些人宁可往后退也不愿尝试新事物？但我却没有把这当回事，继续我行我素。
• An attempt to control conception by refraining from intercourse during the period when ovulation is most likely to occur.
  在排卵最可能出现期间节制交往试图控制出生的方法。
• But there are widespread rumours that the Chinese are also getting cold feet not in the sense that they are actually selling those euro holdings, but rather that they are refraining from buying too much more euro debt.
  但现在市场上普遍谣传，中国投资者也开始畏缩了不是说他们真的开始出售所持的欧元资产，而是他们开始克制购买更多的欧元债券。
• So it is clear that vegetarianism was common among Christians in Paul's day, to the extent that he had to refute their claim that refraining from meat was an act of piety.
  因此，很明显，保罗时代素食在基督徒中是很普遍的，以至于他得驳斥他们声称的不吃肉是虔诚的表现。