vi.戒(尤指酒),戒除,弃权,避免
Abstain from sex or use condoms.
禁绝性事或使用安全套。
They say it would be political suicide for the party to abstain.
他们说这个政党弃权无异于自毁政治前程。
Do you drink alcohol, smoke, or abstain?
你喝酒抽烟吗,还是烟酒不沾?