refrain

[US]/rɪˈfreɪn/
[UK]/rɪˈfreɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. 制止;避免;节制,克制
n. 叠句,副歌;重复
Word Forms
过去式refrained
第三人称单数refrains
现在分词refraining
复数refrains
过去分词refrained

Phrases & Collocations

refrain from

克制;抑制;忍住

Example Sentences

cannot refrain from laughing

忍不住发笑

forbear replying.See Synonyms at refrain 1

拒绝回答参见 refrain 1

she refrained from comment.

她强忍着不作评议。

abstain from traditional political rhetoric.See Synonyms at refrain 1

避开不用传统的政治修辞参见 refrain 1

Please refrain from smoking during the performance.

演出时请勿吸烟。

Presenters and recipients at the next Academy Awards would be advised to refrain from rambling thank-you and unentertaining political proclamations.

下一届奥斯卡颁奖典礼上,颁奖者和得奖者都将受到规劝:应避免拉拉杂杂的感谢词和乏味的政治宣言。

From Alexander the grammarian, to refrain from fault-finding, and not in a reproachful way to chide those who uttered any barbarous or solecistic or strange-sounding expression;

从文法学家亚历山大那里,我学到了不吹毛求疵,不用责备的语调责骂那些说出任何野蛮的、失礼的或闻所未闻话语的人;

Real-world Examples

" Data" , runs a common refrain, " is the new oil."

“数据是新石油。”

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" So where next? " was his constant refrain.

“我们接下来去哪里?”他一直重复着这句话。

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

So please refrain from praising me for it in the future.

所以,今后请克制住想要赞美我的冲动。

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 7

Let's look at some deeper analysis then, so we have a refrain.

让我们看一些更深入的分析,所以我们有一个叠句。

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

It was as difficult to stop his relentless pacing as to refrain from shouting.

停止他不安的步伐和抑制自己大喊大叫同样的困难。

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Then, " The Yankees are coming" ! began to beat its refrain in her mind again.

于是" 北方佬快来了!" 这个念头又反复在她脑子里鼓噪。

Source: Gone with the Wind

The company suggests, though, that drivers, teenagers and pregnant women should refrain from drinking the latte.

不过,不建议司机、青少年和孕妇饮用。

Source: Selected English short passages

The United States continues to call on all stakeholders to refrain from violence.

美国继续呼吁所有利益相关方杜绝暴力行径。

Source: VOA Standard Speed Collection October 2016

She could not refrain from going down and opening the door.

她忍不住下楼开了门。

Source: Returning Home

So by the end of the poem, the original remember refrain has taken on a different meaning.

所以在诗的结尾,原来的“remember”叠句有了不同的含义。

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

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