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

• Despite the strong urge, I refrained from striking back.
  虽然有这种强烈的冲动，可是我克制了自己没有反击。
• They both refrained from direct association with the president.
  他们两人都竭力避免与总统直接联系。
• He wanted to crack the rowdy over the head, but refrained.
  他想猛击小流氓的头，可还是忍住了。
• 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。
• Not only did he make the great deal, he refrained from the disastrous one.
  他不仅做成了伟大的交易，而且他还避免了球队的冲突。
• Twice she put out her hand to take the garment again, and twice she refrained.
  她两次伸出手去想要再拿那件衣服，两次都把手缩回去了。
• 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。
• 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。
• I refrained from pointing out his mistake so that he might not lose face in front of his students.
  我忍住没有指出他的错误，以便他可以在学生面前不丢脸。
• 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。