abstention
noun
uk/æbˈsten.ʃən/us/æbˈsten.ʃən/abstentionnoun(NOT VOTING)
[CorU]
thefactof notvotinginfavourof or against someone or something:
弃权There were highlevelsof abstention (fromvoting) in the lastelections.上几次选举中都有很多人放弃了投票权。
There were tenvotesinfavour, six against, and three abstentions.10票赞成,6票反对,3票弃权。
Elections
- absentee
 - absentee ballot
 - absentee vote
 - absentee voter
 - absentee voting
 - exit poll
 - first-past-the-post
 - flip
 - franchise
 - general election
 - proportional representation
 - proxy
 - proxy vote
 - proxy voter
 - proxy voting
 - voting
 - voting booth
 - voting machine
 - voting slip
 - whistle-stop
 
abstentionnoun(NOT DOING)
[U]formal
not doing something, such asdrinkingalcoholor havingsex:
节制;戒绝(如饮酒,性行为等)Abstentionfromalcoholisessentialwhile you are taking thismedication.服用这种药物期间,一定要戒酒。
Abstaining and refraining
- abstain
 - abstainer
 - abstemious
 - abstemiously
 - abstinence
 - disengage
 - fast
 - forbear
 - forbearance
 - give
 - give up
 - hors de combat
 - keep
 - keep(someone/something)out ofsomething
 - step
 - step back
 - stop
 - stop short ofsomethingidiom
 - swear offsomething
 - touch