abstain
vi. 戒(尤指酒),戒除; 棄權; 避免
If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
Abstain from sex or use condoms...
禁絕性事或使用安全套。
Do you drink alcohol, smoke, or abstain?
你喝酒抽菸嗎,還是煙酒不沾?
If you abstain during a vote, you do not use your vote.
Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote.
三位保守黨下院議員投了棄權票。
1. refrain from voting
2. choose no to consume;
To avoid pregnancy, you should abstain from unprotected sexual intercourse during your fertile days.
在受孕期內做愛, 如果採取相應的安全防護措施就可以避免意外懷孕.
His doctor ordered him to abstain from beer and wine.
他的醫生囑咐他戒酒.
Mr Li , who holds 75 per cent of PCRD, will abstain from the vote.
持有盈科拓展75%股份的李澤楷將不參加投票.
The motion to vote results: consent vote 15 votes, against 0 0, abstain from voting.
本議案表決結果: 同意票15票, 反對票0票, 棄權票0票.
For others, it means encouraging teens abstain from sex altogether until the time comes for marriage.
而另外一些人看來, 性教育則意味著鼓勵青少年在結婚之前守身如玉.