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

• 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。
• Some voters abstained in the election.
  一些选民在选举中弃了权。
• 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。
• ( 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。
• Many people abstained from voting.
  许多人投票时弃权。
• He abstained partly for prudential reasons.
  部分是出于谨慎的原因他放弃了。
• In the referendum many people abstained.
  在这次公民投票中有许多人弃权。
• She abstained in the elections for chairperson.
  她在主席竞选中弃权。
• The French government supported the resolution and Britain abstained.
  法国政府支持这项决议，英国弃权。
• At the last election he abstained ( from voting/ the vote).
  上次选举时他弃权了（没投票）。