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

  1. VERB 克制;忍住
    If you refrain from doing 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。
  2. N-COUNT （歌曲的）叠句，副歌部分
    A refrain is 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
  3. N-COUNT 反复说的话;老调
    A refrain is 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。
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双语例句

  1. After 1760 few Americans refrained from condemning slavery as evil
    1760年后，很多美国人都在谴责奴隶制的社会危害。
  2. They refrained from genuflecting to the laws of political economy.
    他们拒不向政治经济学定律顶礼膜拜。
  3. Mrs Hardie refrained from making any comment
    哈迪夫人忍住不作任何评论。
  4. The boy refrained from tears.
    男孩忍住没哭。
  5. She refrained from laughing.
    她忍住了，没有发笑。
  6. 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。
  7. [ When his parents dropped him off] he refrained from even saying good-bye or thanks.
    （每次父母驱车把他送到大学时）他连一句再见都不说。
  8. Angel therefore refrained from declaring more particulars now.
    因此，安琪尔现在也就对其它的细节避而不谈了。
  9. China, which is not among the 12 nations negotiating the deal and had proposed a competing agreement, refrained from criticizing the vote.
    中国并未包含在参与这项协定谈判的12个国家中，并已提出了一个与之竞争的协议。它没有对参议院的此次表决提出批评。
  10. 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。
  11. 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。
  12. 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。
  13. 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。
  14. Suddenly I found that I hate a lot of things, but most of the time I refrained it
    突然，我发现我讨厌的东西很多，但大部分的时间，我忍住了
  15. 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。
  16. I refrained from asking how he could travel first class on the France when he was dead broke.
    我按捺着自己没有问他为什么彻底破产了，还要坐法兰西号的一等舱去旅行。
  17. Most member states have refrained from criticism and insist they want Mr Ban to succeed.
    多数成员国没有指责他，并坚称它们希望潘基文继续下去。
  18. 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。
  19. 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。
  20. Mr Greenfield almost sighed, but refrained.
    格林菲尔德先生差点要叹息一声，但还是忍住了。
  21. 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。
  22. 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。
  23. 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。
  24. 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。
  25. By the end of the 14th century, most Japanese were Buddhists and refrained from eating meat.
    到了14世纪末，大多数日本人都成了佛教徒，因此自律拒绝吃肉。
  26. 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。
  27. But even yet I refrained and kept still.
    但是，即使我却仍然保持克制和。
  28. 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。
  29. 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？
  30. Not knowing the facts then, he did not profess to understand, and refrained from comment.
    当时因为不知道事实真相，他不表示理解，也没有加以评论。
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