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词汇 abstention
释义 abstention
noun
uk /æbˈsten.ʃən/ us /æbˈsten.ʃən/

abstentionnoun (NOT VOTING)


[ C or U ]
the fact of not voting in favour of or against someone or something: 弃权
There were high levels of abstention (from voting) in the last elections.上几次选举中都有很多人放弃了投票权。
There were ten votes in favour, six against, and three abstentions.10票赞成,6票反对,3票弃权。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Elections
absentee
absentee ballot
absentee vote
absentee voter
absentee voting
entrance poll
exit poll
first-past-the-post
flip
franchise
proxy
proxy vote
proxy voter
proxy voting
psephologist
voting
voting booth
voting machine
voting slip
whistle-stop

abstentionnoun (NOT DOING)


[ U ]formal
not doing something, such as drinking alcohol or having sex: 节制;戒绝(如饮酒,性行为等)
Abstention from alcohol is essential while you are taking this medication.服用这种药物期间,一定要戒酒。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Abstaining and refraining
abstain
abstain from something
abstainer
abstemious
abstemiously
cut
disengagement
fast
forbear
forbearance
give up
hors de combat
pull
pull back
step
step back
stop
stop short of somethingidiom
touch
truck
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