用作动词(v.)

Sunpght can refrain the growth of melatonin in the body.阳光能抑制身体中褪黑激素的生长。

I carefully refrained from looking at him.我留意着避免朝他看。

I wish he would refrain from scattering his ash all over the carpet.我希望他不要将烟灰往地毯上乱弹。

You must refrain from smoking in this area.在这个区域，你必须克制自己不抽烟。

He could hardly refrain himself.他几乎不能自制。

用作名词(n.)

Will you all join in singing the refrain, please?请大家一道来唱副歌好吗?

Refrain makes the poetry beautiful.叠句让诗歌更优美。

Complaints about poor food in schools have become a famipar refrain.抱怨学校饭菜差已是耳熟能详的老调了。

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

Refrain from smoking, please.
请勿吸烟。

Her name was on the tip of my tongue,but I refrained from saying it just in time.
她的名字已经到了我的嘴边上,我差一点没说出来。

用作名词(n.)

Refrain is often used in a poem.
叠句常用于诗歌中。

用作动词 (v.)～+介词

refrain from laughing忍住笑

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

take up sb's refrain为某人帮腔

用作动词(v.)

Sunpght can refrain the growth of melatonin in the body.阳光能抑制身体中褪黑激素的生长。

I carefully refrained from looking at him.我留意着避免朝他看。

I wish he would refrain from scattering his ash all over the carpet.我希望他不要将烟灰往地毯上乱弹。

You must refrain from smoking in this area.在这个区域，你必须克制自己不抽烟。

He could hardly refrain himself.他几乎不能自制。

用作名词(n.)

Will you all join in singing the refrain, please?请大家一道来唱副歌好吗?

Refrain makes the poetry beautiful.叠句让诗歌更优美。

Complaints about poor food in schools have become a famipar refrain.抱怨学校饭菜差已是耳熟能详的老调了。

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

Refrain from smoking, please.
请勿吸烟。

Her name was on the tip of my tongue,but I refrained from saying it just in time.
她的名字已经到了我的嘴边上,我差一点没说出来。

用作名词(n.)

Refrain is often used in a poem.
叠句常用于诗歌中。

用作动词 (v.)～+介词

refrain from laughing忍住笑

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

take up sb's refrain为某人帮腔

【近义词】

• abstain戒绝
• chorus合唱队
• desist停止
• catch phrase吸引人的词句...
• exhortation劝告
• buzzword流行词
• hold back阻碍
• leave off停止
• cease终止
• renounce声明放弃
• shun避开
• avoid避免
• forego放弃
• forbear忍耐
• bridle马笼头，缰绳...
• restrain抑制
• curb路边
• check检查
• inhibit抑制

【反义词】

• act行为
• persist坚持