refrain1
KK: [rɪˈfrеn]
DJ: [riˈfrеin]
vi.
- 忍住;抑制,節制;戒除[(+from)]
Please
refrain from spitting on the sidewalk.
請不要在人行道上吐痰。
vt.
- 【古】克制,抑制
He could hardly
refrain himself.
他幾乎不能自制。
片語
refrain from
- 抑制……;忍住……;自己戒除……;避免……
The boy
refrained from tears.
男孩忍住沒哭。
辨析
refrain2
KK: [rɪˈfrеn]
DJ: [riˈfrеin]
n.
- (詩歌或樂曲的)疊句;副歌[C]
They all sang the
refrain.
他們齊聲合唱疊句。
refrain1
v.
(
usu. refrain from)
stop oneself from doing something.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. refrener, from L. refrenare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + frenum ‘bridle’.
refrain2
n.
a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse.
▸the musical accompaniment for a refrain.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from refraindre ‘break’, based on L. refringere ‘break up’ (because the refrain ‘broke’ the sequence).