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

• 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。
• 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。
• By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.
  通过戒除或者减少肉类的摄入，可使更多活性脢（酵素）进攻癌细胞的蛋白质壁，进而使机体的杀伤细胞得以破坏癌细胞。
• Any enterprise exists risks and it's running is a process of refraining from risks.
  企业就是一个风险实体，企业的经营过程就是一个规避风险的过程。
• 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。
• Refraining from lying and betraying promises.
  不撒谎和背叛，信守诺言。
• Long-term contract is one of effective methods for refraining market power and improving the power market stability.
  长期合约交易是有效抑制市场力行为、促进电力市场稳定发展的措施之一。
• Make a place messy by strewing garbage around. By just picking up litter and refraining from littering, we are doing meritorious deeds.
  在一个地方乱丢垃圾致使非常凌乱。能不乱丢垃圾，随时清捡垃圾，都是做的功德。
• 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？
• First, refraining from telling any lies.
  第一，不说任何谎话。