abstain /əbˈsteɪn/ CET6+ TEM8 ( abstaining, abstained, abstains )

• 1. 

  V-I If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it. 对…节制 [正式]

  例：

  Abstain from sex or use condoms.

  节制性生活或使用避孕套。

• 2. 

  V-I If you abstain during a vote, you do not use your vote. 弃权

  例：

  Three countries abstained in the vote.

  三个国家在投票中弃权了。