refrained

英 [rɪˈfreɪnd]

美 [rɪˈfreɪnd]

v.  克制; 节制; 避免
refrain的过去分词和过去式

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

• He modestly refrained from saying who was responsible for this turmoil.
  他相当谨慎，没有说明谁应对这一混乱负责。
• He has refrained from criticizing the government in public.
  他克制住了自己，没有在公开场合批评政府。
• [ When his parents dropped him off] he refrained from even saying good-bye or thanks.
  （每次父母驱车把他送到大学时）他连一句再见都不说。
• Most member states have refrained from criticism and insist they want Mr Ban to succeed.
  多数成员国没有指责他，并坚称它们希望潘基文继续下去。
• They refrained from genuflecting to the laws of political economy.
  他们拒不向政治经济学定律顶礼膜拜。
• The French president, the German chancellor and the Italian prime minister have not refrained from mutual recriminations.
  法国总统、德国总理和意大利总理毫不克制地相互指责。
• After 1760 few Americans refrained from condemning slavery as evil
  1760年后，很多美国人都在谴责奴隶制的社会危害。
• Angel therefore refrained from declaring more particulars now.
  因此，安琪尔现在也就对其它的细节避而不谈了。
• I refrained from writing that letter because of what you told me.
  并不是因为你跟我说了，我才写那封信的。
• Mr Greenfield almost sighed, but refrained.
  格林菲尔德先生差点要叹息一声，但还是忍住了。