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

• It is not surprising that we find in his guidance a large number of hadiths that speak about the importance of being truthful and emphasize the absolute importance of refraining from lying.
  在他的指导中有很多圣训提到了做一个诚实者的重要性，同时还强调了戒除说谎的绝对价值，这些也并不让人感到惊讶。
• It is necessary to concentrate our efforts on advancing economic cooperation in the spirit of doing certain things and refraining from doing other things.
  要坚持有所为有所不为的原则，专心致志推进经济合作。
• Through this competition, the original weak SMEs has a survival and development, effectively refraining the large enterprises using the monopoly advantage to destroy the effective competition of market, and providing suitable conditions for the existence of competitive market structure.
  通过这种竞争，原本势单力薄的中小企业得以存活和发展，有效地遏制了大企业利用垄断优势破坏市场的有效竞争，为竞争性的市场结构的存在提供了条件。
• 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。
• Refraining from making judgments especially ones based on personal opinions or standards.
  避免做出特别是基于个人观点或者标准的判断。
• 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。
• 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。
• A woman is rewarded in both cases for submitting to a divine command and showing obedience to Allah by refraining on specified times, as well as by obliging on other times.
  一个妇女若顺服安拉的旨意并在生理期戒除礼拜和斋戒以表示服从安拉，那么在这两种情况下这个妇女是会获得报酬的。
• 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。
• An attempt to control conception by refraining from intercourse during the period when ovulation is most likely to occur.
  在排卵最可能出现期间节制交往试图控制出生的方法。