abstained

英 [əbˈsteɪnd] 美 [əbˈsteɪnd]

v.  (投票时)弃权; 戒; 戒除; 离开; 回避 
abstain的过去分词和过去式



柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 戒绝;抑制
    If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
    1. Abstain from sex or use condoms...
      禁绝性事或使用安全套。
    2. Do you drink alcohol, smoke, or abstain?
      你喝酒抽烟吗,还是烟酒不沾?
  2. VERB (投票时)弃权
    If you abstain during a vote, you do not use your vote.
    1. Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote.
      三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。

双语例句

  1. Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote.
    三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。
  2. Several MPs abstained from voting at the end of the debate.
    辩论结束投票时,有几个议员弃权。
  3. In the referendum many people abstained.
    在这次公民投票中有许多人弃权。
  4. I've abstained from smoking for two years.
    我已经戒烟两年了。
  5. Some delegates abstained from voting.
    一些代表放弃投票。
  6. They collectively abstained ( from voting) in the elections for local councilors.
    他们在地方议会议员选举中集体弃权。
  7. Five members voted for the proposal, twelve voted against, and three abstained.
    对于这项建议,五人投票赞成,十二人反对,三人弃权。
  8. In the end, the language stayed in the resolution and the United States abstained from the vote.
    安理会审议的结果是保留决议中的有关文字,随后美国在表决中弃权。
  9. ( EU countries abstained and the US voted against.) But there is something formulaic about the condemnation.
    (欧盟各成员国弃权,美国投了反对票。)然而,对以色列的谴责有些模式化。
  10. South Africa and Pakistan abstained.
    南非和巴基斯坦投了弃权票。
  11. The rest either abstained or voted against us.
    其他的不是弃权就是反对我们。
  12. The US, the UK, France and Russia voted for the proposal and China abstained.
    美、英、法、苏投了赞成票,中国弃权。
  13. China had abstained from voting on the UN Security Council resolution to impose a no-fly zone over Libya along with Russia, India and Brazil.
    在联合国安理会关于设定禁飞区的决议中,中国和俄罗斯、印度、巴西,投了弃权票。
  14. At the last election he abstained ( from voting/ the vote).
    上次选举时他弃权了(没投票)。
  15. Some voters abstained in the election.
    一些选民在选举中弃了权。
  16. At the end of the debate, several MPs abstained from voting.
    辩论结束后,有几位议员没有参加投票。
  17. At the last election he abstained.
    上次选举时他弃权了。
  18. One-fourth of deputies voted no or abstained from voting to the report.
    四分之一对工作报告投反对或弃权票。
  19. Some of the debt-holders, including several hedge funds, abstained from the vote.
    有些债权人,包括几个秘密基金,都投了弃权票。
  20. Sixty MPs abstained in the vote on capital punishment.
    在表决死刑时,60位下议院议员弃权。
  21. Nine voted in favour, four abstained and 12 were against.
    在欧盟成员国中,共有9票赞成,4票弃权,12票反对。
  22. She abstained in the elections for chairperson.
    她在主席竞选中弃权。
  23. Many people abstained from voting.
    许多人投票时弃权。
  24. She abstained from the right to attend it because of her painful abortion.
    因为一场痛苦的流产,她弃权参加演讲。
  25. The French government supported the resolution and Britain abstained.
    法国政府支持这项决议,英国弃权。
  26. That would be to ignore the inconvenient fact that Germany abstained in the UN Security Council vote to impose the no-fly zone.
    可惜你无法忽视一个让人尴尬的事实:在联合国安理会就设置利比亚禁飞区举行表决时,德国投了弃权票。
  27. He abstained partly for prudential reasons.
    部分是出于谨慎的原因他放弃了。
  28. I abstained the desire of having it, instead I only.
    我舍弃了想吃的欲望,而只是。
  29. India and South Africa abstained, while staunch US ally Israel did not vote.
    印度和南非投了弃权票,美国的坚定盟友以色列没有参加投票。
  30. My dentist said I would have fewer cavities if I abstained from eating candy.
    我的牙医说假如我禁止吃糖果,就不大会蛀牙。