| 释义 |
abstain from something
collocation
to not do or have something, especially something enjoyable that you think might be bad:
The church requires its members to abstain from smoking and drinking.
I try to abstain from junk foods, such as greasy fries and pop.
See
abstain
There has been controversy over a government-funded drive to persuade teenagers to abstain from sex.
He said he had totally abstained from drinking alcohol during the past 15 years.
My choice to abstain from meat is one I make every day.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Abstaining and refraining
abstain
abstainer
abstemious
abstemiously
abstention
cut
disengagement
fast
forbear
forbearance
give up
hors de combat
pull
pull back
step
step back
stop
stop short of somethingidiom
touch
truck
|