abstention

UK:  [əb'stenʃ(ə)n]

US:  [əb'stenʃ(ə)n]

复数：abstentions  

n.

1.弃权;投票弃权者

2.戒绝;克制;回避

1 . But the toughest condemnation, in the form of a Security-Council resolution, needs China's support, or at least abstention.
但是以联合国安理会决议形式发布的最严厉的制裁必须得到中国的支持，或至少弃权。

2 . Scowcroft met with Dinitz to brief him on the Soviet proposal for a joint abstention.
斯考克罗夫特会见迪尼茨，向上通报苏联关于联合弃权的建议。

3 . When a man becomes steadfast in his abstention form greed, he gains knowledge of his past, present and future existences.
当一个人不再贪婪时，他就会认识其生存的过去、现在和将来。

4 . In terms of public health relevance, it may be therefore important to focus on beer abstention to maintain body weight.
就与大众健康的关联性而言，这种关联可能因此对关注戒酒以保持体重很重要。

5 . Moreover , all of these factors that were associated with abstention significantly predicted mortality.
再者，所有的这些与戒酒者相关的因素均显着预测死亡率。