refrain /rɪˈfreɪn/
vi.抑制;避免;克制;節制
n.經常重複的評價(或抱怨);副歌;疊歌;疊句
1、作為動詞時，意思有克制;節制;避免。
refrain from (doing) sth. 表示“忍”、
“克制”自己不去或避免去做某事。
They refrained from genuflecting to the laws of political economy.
他們拒不向政治經濟學定律頂禮膜拜。
He appealed to all factions to refrain from violence.
他呼籲所有派系避免使用暴力。
The boy refrained from tears.
男孩忍住沒哭。
Both sides should refrain from actions that would make the situation worse.
雙方都應避免采取使局勢惡化的行動。
They appealed to the protesters to refrain from violence.
他們呼籲抗議者不要使用暴力。
You should refrain from unprincipled argument.
你應該避免無原則的争論。
When breaking in an engine, you probably should refrain from high speed for the
first thousand miles.
當啟動引擎時，你可能應該避免在頭一千英裡内高速行駛。
The sign on the wall said "Please refrain from smoking.
"牆上有個牌子，上寫 “請勿吸煙”。
We must refrain from spitting in public places.
我們在公共場所不要随便吐痰。
It is difficult for us to refrain from laughing when we are seeing a comedy.
當我們看喜劇時，很難忍住不笑。
At long last the day ended, and I fell into bed hoping to fall asleep quickly but couldn’t refrain from thinking about the matter again.
這一天終于結束了，我倒在床上，希望能很快入睡, 但還是克制不住要去想這件事。
Please refrain from smoking.
請勿吸煙。
She couldn't refrain from smiling through tears.
她不禁破涕為笑。
He has refrained from criticizing the government in public.
他克制住了自己，沒有在公開場合批評政府。
Mrs Hardie refrained from making any comment...
哈迪夫人忍住不作任何評論。
Please refrain from using laptops in the classroom.
請節制不要在課堂上使用筆記型電腦。
For losing weight, she refrained from eating chocolate after supper.
為了減肥，她強忍着在晚飯後不吃巧克力。
2、表示自我克制時，refrain from ……可與 restrain oneself from 換用。
例如：
She refrained from scolding her naughty child until the visitors left.
She restrained herself from scolding her naughty child until the visitors left.
她忍着直到客人走後才罵淘氣的孩子。
He refrained from criticizing her out of regard for her feelings.
He restrained himself from criticizing her out of regard for her feelings.
出于不傷害她的感情，他忍住沒有批評她。
3、作為名詞時，意思有經常重複的評價(或抱怨);副歌;疊歌;疊句。
Complaints about poor food in schools have become a familiar refrain.
抱怨學校飯菜差已是耳熟能詳的老調了。
Rosa's constant refrain is that she doesn't have a life.
羅莎總是重複的一句話就是她沒有像樣的生活。