[Sửa] Kiêng, kiêng khem, tiết chế

to abstain from alcohol

kiêng rượu

[Sửa] (tôn giáo) ăn chay ( (cũng) to abstain from meat)

[Sửa] Bỏ phiếu trắng

At the last election, he abstained (from voting)

tại cuộc bầu cử vừa qua, anh ta đã bỏ phiếu trắng

[Sửa] V.intr.

[Sửa] A (usu. foll. by from) restrain oneself; refrain fromindulging in (abstained from cakes and sweets; abstained frommentioning it). b refrain from drinking alcohol.

[Sửa] Formallydecline to use one's vote.

[Sửa] Abstainer n. [ME f. AF astener f.OF abstenir f. L abstinere abstent- (as AB-, tenere hold)]