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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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 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。
• 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。
• But even yet I refrained and kept still.
  但是，即使我却仍然保持克制和。
• 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。
• 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。