refrain
英 [r?'fre?n]
美[r?'fren]
- vi. 节制，克制；避免；制止
- n. 叠句，副歌；重复
考试真题
- Following the Harvard scandal, Mary Miller, the former dean of students at Yale, made an impassioned appeal to her school's professors to refrain from take-home exams.
2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B
- They refrain from using politically sensitive terms.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文
- Rather, it's better to let the learners wrestle (较劲）with the material on their own for a while, refraining from giving them any assistance at the start.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
- Shoppers refrained from buying cars, appliances, and other big-ticket items.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
- People refrained from buying durables and big-ticket items
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
- California has asked the justices to refrain from a sweeping ruling particularly one that upsets the old assumption that authorities may search through the possessions of suspects at the time of their arrest.
出自-2015年考研阅读原文
- California has asked the justices to refrain from a sweeping ruling, particularly one that upsets the old assumption that authorities may search through the possessions of suspects at the time of their arrest.
2015年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- The decline in American manufacturing is a common refrain, particularly from Donald Trump.
2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ