abstain
Significado: To deliberately choose not to do or have something, particularly to refrain from voting or from consuming food, drink, or other pleasures.
Abstain has two primary domains: parliamentary procedure, where it means to neither vote for nor against a motion, and personal conduct, where it means to refrain from indulgence. It collocates with 'from' in personal usage but stands alone in voting contexts. The related noun 'abstention' is standard in political reporting.
Ejemplos
- Three members of the cabinet abstained in the crucial vote on the new immigration bill. 在关于新移民法案的关键投票中,三位内阁成员投了弃权票。Tres miembros del gabinete se abstuvieron en la votación decisiva sobre el nuevo proyecto de ley de inmigración.新しい移民法案に関する重要な投票で、閣僚3名が棄権した。새 이민 법안에 대한 중요한 투표에서 각료 3명이 기권했다.
- Participants in the study were asked to abstain from alcohol for a minimum of forty-eight hours before testing. 研究参与者被要求在测试前至少四十八小时内禁止饮酒。Se pidió a los participantes del estudio que se abstuvieran de consumir alcohol durante un mínimo de cuarenta y ocho horas antes de las pruebas.研究の参加者は、検査の少なくとも48時間前から飲酒を控えるよう求められた。연구 참가자들은 검사 최소 48시간 전부터 음주를 삼가도록 요청받았다.
- The charity encourages supporters to abstain from social media for a week and donate the time saved to volunteering. 该慈善机构鼓励支持者远离社交媒体一周,将省下的时间用于志愿服务。La organización benéfica anima a los simpatizantes a abstenerse de las redes sociales durante una semana y a dedicar el tiempo ahorrado al voluntariado.その慈善団体は支持者に1週間ソーシャルメディアを控え、節約した時間をボランティア活動に充てるよう呼びかけている。그 자선단체는 지지자들에게 일주일간 소셜 미디어를 자제하고 절약된 시간을 자원봉사에 기부하도록 권장하고 있다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: politics, medical, general
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Latin abstinere (to hold back), from abs- (from) + tenere (to hold). Entered English in the 14th century via Old French abstenir.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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