refrain

英 [rɪˈfreɪn]

美 [rɪˈfreɪn]

v. 克制; 节制; 避免
n. 经常重复的评价(或抱怨); 副歌; 迭歌; 迭句

过去式：refrained　现在分词：refraining　过去分词：refrained　第三人称单数：refrains　复数：refrains　

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同义词辨析

refrain check curb inhibit restrain【导航词义：阻止】

refrainv. 〈正式〉克制，抑制

〔辨析〕

指忍住不做某事，常后接介词 from。

〔例证〕

He refrained from smoking.
他忍住不吸烟。
For losing weight, she refrained from eating chocolate after supper.
为了减肥，她强忍着在晚饭后不吃巧克力。

checkv. 克制，阻碍，抑制

〔辨析〕

指因意识到不对而忍住不做某事或克制感情，也指阻止不好的事情恶化或继续发生。

〔例证〕

They had to check the urge to laugh out loud, not wanting to upset Susan.
他们只得憋住不让自己大声笑出来，以免惹苏珊不开心。
Adequate measures have been taken to check the growth in crime.
已经采取适当的措施来阻止犯罪率上升。
It is important to check the growth of public spending.
控制公共开支的增长很重要。

curbv. 控制，抑制

〔辨析〕

指为了防止造成有害的影响而控制或约束某事物。

〔例证〕

The government immediately took measures to curb the spread of the virus.
政府立刻采取措施控制病毒的扩散。
The policies to curb inflation have worked.
控制通货膨胀的政策见效了。

inhibitv. 阻止，抑制

〔辨析〕

指妨碍某事物发展。

〔例证〕

Too much time in front of the TV may inhibit children's learning.
看电视太多可能会妨碍儿童的学习。
Enough alcohol may inhibit the excitatory parts of the brain.
足够的酒精可能会抑制大脑中起兴奋作用的组织。

restrainv. 阻止，克制，抑制

〔辨析〕

含义广泛，常指以武力阻止某人做某事，也指克制情绪、行为或控制、限制某事物。

〔例证〕

The suspect had to be restrained by the police.
警察只好强行制住嫌疑人。
He restrained a feeling of annoyance, although his girlfriend was late again.
尽管女朋友又一次迟到，他还是忍住没发脾气。
She could barely restrain from crying in front of her best friend.
她差点就忍不住在最好的朋友面前大哭。
What factors could restrain consumer spending?
哪些因素会抑制消费支出？

牛津词典

verb

克制；节制；避免
to stop yourself from doing sth, especially sth that you want to do
1. Please refrain from smoking.
  请勿吸烟。
2. He has refrained from criticizing the government in public.
  他克制住了自己，没有在公开场合批评政府。

noun

经常重复的评价（或抱怨）
a comment or complaint that is often repeated
1. Complaints about poor food in schools have become a familiar refrain.
  抱怨学校饭菜差已是耳熟能详的老调了。
副歌；迭歌；迭句
the part of a song or a poem that is repeated after each verse

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。

英英释义

noun

the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
Synonym:chorus

verb

choose not to consume
1. I abstain from alcohol
Synonym:abstaindesist
resist doing something
1. He refrained from hitting him back
2. she could not forbear weeping
Synonym:forbear

双语例句

Use discretion in your dealings and refrain from making verbal promises of any kind.
在交易中使用自由裁量权，避免做任何一种口头承诺。
I refrain from hurt myself.
我避免弄伤我自己。
I warn you to refrain from provoking me, or I'll ask your abduction as a special favour.
我警告你不要惹我，不然我就要特别请它把你勾去。
How shall I refrain from tears when we part?
我们分手时，我怎么能抑制住眼泪？
The Swiss humanitarian organization is appealing to Israel and Hamas fighters to refrain from targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure.
这个在瑞士的人道主义组织呼吁以色列和哈马斯武装人员尽量不要打击平民和民用基础设施。
Per our roommate agreement, kindly refrain from raucous laughter, clinking of glasses and celebratory gunfire.
根据我们的室友协议，请好心避免刺耳的笑声，玻璃的叮当声和庆祝的炮火声。
Refrain from arguing with your mate. Get together with those you find mentally stimulating.
不要和伴侣发生争端。多和那些给你精神上带来启发的人相处。
He appealed to all factions to refrain from violence.
他呼吁所有派系避免使用暴力。
When breaking in an engine, you probably should refrain from high speed for the first thousand miles
当磨合发动机时，最初的1,000英里里程内尽量不要高速行驶。
And to refrain from throwing him on the ground.
避免把他扔到地上。