refrain

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

Translation

vi. 制止;避免;節制,剋制
n. 疊句,副歌;重複
Word Forms
過去式refrained
第三人稱單數refrains
現在分詞refraining
複數refrains
過去分詞refrained

Phrases & Collocations

refrain from

剋制;抑制;忍住

Example Sentences

cannot refrain from laughing

忍不住發笑

forbear replying.See Synonyms at refrain 1

拒絕回答參見 refrain 1

she refrained from comment.

她強忍着不作評議。

abstain from traditional political rhetoric.See Synonyms at refrain 1

避開不用傳統的政治修辭參見 refrain 1

Please refrain from smoking during the performance.

演出時請勿吸菸。

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

下一屆奧斯卡頒獎典禮上,頒獎者和得獎者都將受到規勸:應避免拉拉雜雜的感謝詞和乏味的政治宣言。

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;

從文法學家亞歷山大那裏,我學到了不吹毛求疵,不用責備的語調責罵那些說出任何野蠻的、失禮的或聞所未聞話語的人;

Real-world Examples

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

“數據是新石油。”

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" So where next? " was his constant refrain.

“我們接下來去哪裏?”他一直重複着這句話。

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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

所以,今後請剋制住想要讚美我的衝動。

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 7

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

讓我們看一些更深入的分析,所以我們有一個疊句。

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樣的困難。

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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

於是" 北方佬快來了!" 這個念頭又反覆在她腦子裏鼓譟。

Source: Gone with the Wind

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

不過,不建議司機、青少年和孕婦飲用。

Source: Selected English short passages

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

美國繼續呼籲所有利益相關方杜絕暴力行徑。

Source: VOA Standard Speed Collection October 2016

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

她忍不住下樓開了門。

Source: Returning Home

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

所以在詩的結尾,原來的“remember”疊句有了不同的含義。

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

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