refrain, abstain, forbear
这组词共同的意思是自觉地控制自己不做那些由于愿望或冲动而想做的事。它们的区别是：
refrain仅指动作未做; forbear强调自我约束性,即由于耐心、善良、宽厚、谨慎或禁欲主义思想等原因而自我克制; abstain则除强调自我约束性外,还含有自我否定的意味。
restrain，check，refrain，bridle，curb，inhibit
这些动词都含“阻止、抑制、制止”之意。
restrain含义广，指用强力或权力去阻止或限制某人做某事。
check多指阻止前进或继续发展。
refrain常指暂时对某种行动或冲动的抑制。
bridle指抑制住强烈的感情或欲望。
curb可指急剧或果断的制止，也可指用严格的方法加以控制。
inhibit主要指抑制愿望、情绪或念头，也指制止某物的蔓延。
However, reviewing courts have refrained from requiring agencies to follow precedent mechanically.
然而, 负责审查的法院抑制它们自己不去要求机关机械地遵守先例.
英汉非文学 - 行政法
They refrained from genuflecting to the laws of political economy.
他们拒不向政治经济学定律顶礼膜拜。
柯林斯例句
Tacitus himself could not have refrained from this particular morality play.
就是塔西佗(Tacitus)自己也无法抗拒这出特别的道德剧.
期刊摘选
Mr Dong prudently refrained from offering the court a pirated copy.
董先生小心谨慎,未向法院提供一盘盗版《色,戒》.
互联网
He wanted to crack the rowdy over the head, but refrained.
他想猛击小流氓的头, 可还是忍住了.
辞典例句
I refrained from making the same mistakes.
我避免犯同样的错误.
互联网
It'shook him up and made him feel like making some apologetic remarks, but he refrained.
这把他吓了一跳,他想要说些抱歉的话, 但又忍住了没说.
英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
I carefully refrained from looking at him.
我留意着避免朝他看.
互联网
She refrained from scolding her child until the company left.
她强忍着不责骂自己的孩子,直到客人们离去.
互联网
Mr Greefield almost signed, but he refrained.
格林菲尔德先生差点儿叹口气, 不过他忍住了.
辞典例句
Her Boyfriend refrained from smoking in her house.
她的男友抑制自己不在她屋内抽烟.
互联网
He was very solemn and refrained from talking.
他很严肃,沉默寡言.
辞典例句
The boy refrained from tears.
男孩忍住没哭.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
We have refrained from using the term income in our dynamic theory.
在我们的动态理论中我们不用收入这一名词.
辞典例句
She had even refrained from putting on rough.
她甚至脸上不施脂粉.
辞典例句
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