refraining是什么意思？

refraining

英[rɪ'freɪn] 美[rɪ'freɪn]

• v. 抑制，克制，戒除( refrain的现在分词 )；

例句

• It will play a fundamental role in refraining the deterioration of man's spiritual ecology. 它对扼制人精神生态的恶化,将起到根本性的作用.
• Refraining from producing speech or vocal sound. 缄默的不说话或不发出声音的.
• Why are these people pulling back refraining from trying new things? 为什么这些人宁可往后退也不愿尝试新事物?

英语六级真题

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

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  克制;忍住
  If you refrain from doing something, you deliberately do not do it.
  例句
  Mrs Hardie refrained from making any comment... 哈迪夫人忍住不作任何评论。 He appealed to all factions to refrain from violence. 他呼吁所有派系避免使用暴力。
• N-COUNT
  （歌曲的）叠句，副歌部分
  A refrain is a short, simple part of a song, which is repeated many times.
  例句
  ...a refrain from an old song. 一首老歌的副歌部分
• N-COUNT
  反复说的话;老调
  A refrain is a comment or saying that people often repeat.
  例句
  Rosa's constant refrain is that she doesn't have a life. 罗莎总是重复的一句话就是她没有像样的生活。