vi.抑制;避免;克制;节制

n.经常重复的评价(或抱怨);副歌;迭歌;迭句

1、作为动词时，意思有克制;节制;避免。

refrain from (doing) sth. 表示“忍”、

“克制”自己不去或避免去做某事。

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。

He appealed to all factions to refrain from violence.

他呼吁所有派系避免使用暴力。

The boy refrained from tears.

男孩忍住没哭。

Both sides should refrain from actions that would make the situation worse.

双方都应避免采取使局势恶化的行动。

They appealed to the protesters to refrain from violence.

他们呼吁抗议者不要使用暴力。

You should refrain from unprincipled argument.

你应该避免无原则的争论。

When breaking in an engine, you probably should refrain from high speed for the

first thousand miles.

当启动引擎时，你可能应该避免在头一千英里内高速行驶。

The sign on the wall said "Please refrain from smoking.

"墙上有个牌子，上写 “请勿吸烟”。

We must refrain from spitting in public places.

我们在公共场所不要随便吐痰。

It is difficult for us to refrain from laughing when we are seeing a comedy.

当我们看喜剧时，很难忍住不笑。

At long last the day ended, and I fell into bed hoping to fall asleep quickly but couldn’t refrain from thinking about the matter again.

这一天终于结束了，我倒在床上，希望能很快入睡, 但还是克制不住要去想这件事。

Please refrain from smoking.

请勿吸烟。

She couldn't refrain from smiling through tears.

她不禁破涕为笑。

He has refrained from criticizing the government in public.

他克制住了自己，没有在公开场合批评政府。

Mrs Hardie refrained from making any comment...

哈迪夫人忍住不作任何评论。

Please refrain from using laptops in the classroom.

请节制不要在课堂上使用笔记型电脑。

For losing weight, she refrained from eating chocolate after supper.

为了减肥，她强忍着在晚饭后不吃巧克力。

2、表示自我克制时，refrain from ……可与 restrain oneself from 换用。

例如：

She refrained from scolding her naughty child until the visitors left.

She restrained herself from scolding her naughty child until the visitors left.

她忍着直到客人走后才骂淘气的孩子。

He refrained from criticizing her out of regard for her feelings.

He restrained himself from criticizing her out of regard for her feelings.

出于不伤害她的感情，他忍住没有批评她。

3、作为名词时，意思有经常重复的评价(或抱怨);副歌;迭歌;迭句。

Complaints about poor food in schools have become a familiar refrain.

抱怨学校饭菜差已是耳熟能详的老调了。

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。