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

• VERB 戒绝；抑制
  If youabstain fromsomething, 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？
• VERB （投票时）弃权
  If youabstainduring 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

• 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。
• 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。
• Some voters abstained in the election.
  一些选民在选举中弃了权。
• ( 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。
• 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。
• He abstained partly for prudential reasons.
  部分是出于谨慎的原因他放弃了。
• The rest either abstained or voted against us.
  其他的不是弃权就是反对我们。
• She abstained in the elections for chairperson.
  她在主席竞选中弃权。
• Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote.
  三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。
• South Africa and Pakistan abstained.
  南非和巴基斯坦投了弃权票。