refraining

英 [rɪˈfreɪnɪŋ]

美 [rɪˈfreɪnɪŋ]

v.  克制; 节制; 避免
refrain的现在分词

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

• Besides avoiding caffeine intake after lunch and refraining from doing physical exercise before bed, here are more tips for improving sleep efficiency, curated from news website Vox and Quartz.
  除了午餐后不摄入咖啡因、睡前避免体育运动之外，Vox与Quartz网站还为大家提供了一些提高睡眠质量的小建议，一起来看吧！
• First, refraining from telling any lies.
  第一，不说任何谎话。
• Make a place messy by strewing garbage around. By just picking up litter and refraining from littering, we are doing meritorious deeds.
  在一个地方乱丢垃圾致使非常凌乱。能不乱丢垃圾，随时清捡垃圾，都是做的功德。
• They also include refraining from stealing, telling lies, and coveting things that belong to others.
  另外一个是不要偷，还有不能说妄语，不要贪别人的东西。
• Peter flushed, refraining from a quick retort.
  彼得脸红了，没有立即反驳。
• I think refraining from rash action me these is low to fall viewpoint in this time, I believe my tomorrow would like more!
  在这个时候我想收敛一下我这些低落想法，我相信我的明天会更加的好！
• Assist and further the interests of colleagues, refraining from comments injurious to the reputation of a colleague.
  帮助并促进同事的利益，避免对同事名誉有害的言论。
• EU policy with respect to tax competition is currently based on member states refraining from implementing new tax competition measures and on dismantling old measures perceived to be harmful.
  目前，欧盟与税收竞争相关的政策是基于以下原则：各成员国克制实施新的税收竞争措施，废除被视为有害的旧措施。
• Why are these people pulling back and refraining from trying new things? I did not take them seriously and went on to do what was profitable.
  为什么这些人宁可往后退也不愿尝试新事物？但我却没有把这当回事，继续我行我素。
• Prime Minister Modi made several trips to these countries with the sole purpose of strengthening relations and marking its position in South Asia, while refraining China from making inroads into the region.
  总理莫迪访问过这些国家，出于一个目的&加强和巩固其在南亚的地位，然而抑制中国进去该地区。