abstain from

常見例句

He says that the Ebionites claimed that the Apostle Peter had been a vegetarian and had ordered his followers to abstain from eating meat.
他說，伊便尼派聲稱使徒彼得一直是素食者，竝叫他的追隨者放棄喫肉。
Though all 57 Lib Dem MPs approved it, many will oppose the government on individual issues or abstain from voting, and a few may walk altogether.
盡琯所有57名自民黨議員支持政府，但許多議員會就某些個別問題反對政府或放棄表決權(quán)。這樣，一些議員可能走到一起來。
Should meat-eating Christians abstain from eating animals at church events out of respect for vegetarian Christians who believe that supporting factory farming is wrong?
教會聚會時，食肉的基督徒是否應(yīng)出於對食素基督徒的尊重放棄喫肉，因後者認(rèn)爲(wèi)支持工廠化養(yǎng)殖是錯誤的？

The African Union is calling on Gabonese to show "great restraint" and abstain from acts that might compromise peace and security.
Dr.Ahmed says people can also adjust their lifestyles: such as abstain,from smoking, indiscriminate sexual inter-course and refrain from factors known to be associated with cancer, such as drug abuse. The Nigeria Cancer Society is working with NGOs to create public awareness campaigns that include radio and television advertisements, handbills,pamphlets and other educational materials that are distributed in schools, hospitals and other public places.

They have elected to suffer the wrath of God rather than abstain from sin.
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Only Syria, the Security Council's only Arab member, is expected to abstain from the vote.
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