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.- Mrs Hardie refrained from making any comment...
哈迪夫人忍住不作任何评论。 - He appealed to all factions to refrain from violence.
他呼吁所有派系避免使用暴力。
- Mrs Hardie refrained from making any comment...
- N-COUNT (歌曲的)叠句,副歌部分
Arefrainis a short, simple part of a song, which is repeated many times.- ...a refrain from an old song.
一首老歌的副歌部分
- ...a refrain from an old song.
- N-COUNT 反复说的话;老调
Arefrainis a comment or saying that people often repeat.- 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。
- Rosa's constant refrain is that she doesn't have a life.
双语例句
- 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。 - However, reviewing courts have refrained from requiring agencies to follow precedent mechanically.
然而,负责审查的法院抑制它们自己不去要求机关机械地遵守先例。 - Tacitus himself could not have refrained from this particular morality play.
就是塔西佗(tacitus)自己也无法抗拒这出特别的道德剧。 - Much as my colleague wanted to, he refrained from replying: Gosh, what sort of legal issue?
我的同事很想回复说,我的天啊,什么法律问题? - 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。 - Only Barack Obama in his address at Morehouse College refrained from urging anyone to change the world.
只有巴拉克•奥巴马(BarackObama)在莫尔豪斯学院(MorehouseCollege)的演讲中没有鼓励任何人改变世界。 - I refrained from asking how he could travel first class on the France when he was dead broke.
我按捺着自己没有问他为什么彻底破产了,还要坐法兰西号的一等舱去旅行。 - 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。 - I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.
我禁止我脚走一切的邪路,为要遵守你的话。 - By the end of the 14th century, most Japanese were Buddhists and refrained from eating meat.
到了14世纪末,大多数日本人都成了佛教徒,因此自律拒绝吃肉。