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 ab·stain /əbˈsten, æb-/
 (vi.)自製,戒絕,棄權,避免

 ab·stain /əbˈsten, æb-/ 不及物動詞
 戒除

 Ab·stain, v. t. To hinder; to withhold.
    Whether he abstain men from marrying.   --Milton.
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 Ab·stain v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abstained p. pr. & vb. n. Abstaining.]  To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from.
    Not a few abstained from voting.   --Macaulay.
    Who abstains from meat that is not gaunt?   --Shak.
 Syn: -- To refrain; forbear; withhold; deny one's self; give up; relinquish.

 abstain
      v 1: refrain from voting
      2: choose no to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" [syn: refrain,
          desist] [ant: consume]