abstained

英 [əbˈsteɪnd]

美 [əbˈsteɪnd]

v.  (投票时)弃权; 戒; 戒除; 离开; 回避　
abstain的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 戒绝；抑制
  If youabstain fromsomething, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
  1. Abstain from sex or use condoms...
     禁绝性事或使用安全套。
  2. Do you drink alcohol, smoke, or abstain?
     你喝酒抽烟吗，还是烟酒不沾？
• VERB （投票时）弃权
  If youabstainduring a vote, you do not use your vote.
  1. Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote.
     三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。

双语例句

• The French government supported the resolution and Britain abstained.
  法国政府支持这项决议，英国弃权。
• At the end of the debate, several MPs abstained from voting.
  辩论结束后，有几位议员没有参加投票。
• At the last election he abstained ( from voting/ the vote).
  上次选举时他弃权了（没投票）。
• Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote.
  三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。
• One-fourth of deputies voted no or abstained from voting to the report.
  四分之一对工作报告投反对或弃权票。
• Some of the debt-holders, including several hedge funds, abstained from the vote.
  有些债权人，包括几个秘密基金，都投了弃权票。
• She abstained in the elections for chairperson.
  她在主席竞选中弃权。
• He abstained partly for prudential reasons.
  部分是出于谨慎的原因他放弃了。
• At the last election he abstained.
  上次选举时他弃权了。
• That would be to ignore the inconvenient fact that Germany abstained in the UN Security Council vote to impose the no-fly zone.
  可惜你无法忽视一个让人尴尬的事实：在联合国安理会就设置利比亚禁飞区举行表决时，德国投了弃权票。