The verb " abstain" means to decide not to do or have something.

动词“abstain”的意思是决不做事或不有物。

It's a struggle for him to abstain at all.

对他而言，单单是克制渴望就已经让他挣扎不已了。

Twelve others excluded him, and four abstained.

另外十二位把他排除了，而四位弃权。

Abstaining from speech marks him who is obeying the spontaneity of his nature.

希言自然。

Now our next word was abstain. And that means not do something that is enjoyable but bad for you. So Rob needs to abstain from eating cakes if he wants to wear his skinny jeans.

下一个单词是abstain。是指放弃做让你享受但对你不益的事。所以如果罗伯想要穿上他的紧身牛仔裤，他需要克制吃蛋糕。

But those logical conclusions did not stop at abstaining from certain foods.

但是些合乎逻辑的结论并未止步于不吃特食物。

" If you would only abstain from doing wrong, " said the manager.

“如果你不做错事就好了， ” 经理说。

You agree to abstain from drinking, attend AA meetings three times a week, and submit to random alcohol testing.

你得同意戒酒、每星期参加三次互助会、接受随机酒精测试。

The league's commissioner says team owners unanimously voted for the changes, though at least one of them said he abstained from the vote.

该联盟的主管人表示，尽管球队老板中至少有一个人表示放弃了表决权，但是他们一致投票同意更改该规。

While it provided temporary solace from abstaining, the practice of staying thoroughly soaked through Lent didn't sit well with some prominent religious figures.

虽然酒能暂时缓解戒酒的痛苦，但在整个四旬斋期间喝得酩酊大，做法并没有得到一些著名宗教人士的认同。

Only one Labour MP voted against the government, though plenty abstained.

只有一名工党议员投票反对政府，不过有很多人弃权。

Abstaining isn't a form of punishment. It amounts to preserving the status quo.

放弃投票不是一惩罚，其带来的结果是维持现状。

But voter Igor Ivemych said that fear and a lack of appealing candidates were not adequate reasons to abstain.

但选民Igor说恐惧和缺少吸引人的候选人不是弃权的充足理由。

Only three countries voted against the treaty—Iran, Syria and North Korea, while 23 abstained.

伊朗、叙利亚和朝鲜投票反对该公约，而23个国家弃权。

I want you 11 people to vote by secret written ballot. I'll abstain.

我请你们11个人进行无记名投票。我弃权。

Perhaps technology has messed up all young people, even those who abstain from it.

科技或许已经影响到了所有年轻人的精神健康，连那些并未沉溺其中的人也未能幸免。

I'll abstain. If there are eleven votes for guilty, I won't stand alone.

我要你们十一个人以书面的方式来做秘密投票。

Six countries voted for the change, five voted against, and two abstained.

【abstain】六个国家投票赞成变革，五个国家反对，两个国家弃权。

I had to abstain from smoking while I was in the hospital.

465我在医院时不得不戒烟。

The Israeli Prime Minister stated reason is the U.S. choosing to abstain rather than veto a U.N. Security Council resolution, even though this resolution calls for both an immediate ceasefire and the release of all Israeli hostages.

以色列总理表示，之所以会样做是因为美国选择了弃权而不是否决联合国安理会决议，虽然该决议呼吁了立即停火并释放所有以色列人质。