No. 9克制,自動戒絕
1. Abstain
克制自己,不采取任何行動。
e.g. abstain from alcohol / sex / drugs
◎擴展記憶:abstain還可表示投票時棄權。
e.g. He abstained from the voting last week.
2. Refrain
抑制感情或由于一時沖動想做的事,即暫時控制某種一時的愿望。
e.g.He has refrained from criticizing the government in public.
◎擴展記憶:refrain from (doing) sth. 是一種很formal的說法,指克制做某事。
3. Forbear
克制,遇到惱人的事時寬容或有耐心,忍住自己的感情。
e.g. Can’t forbear criticizing their ineptitude
◎擴展記憶:注意forbear的過去式以及過去分詞的變形,分別是forbore和forborne.
4. Withhold
克制某種欲望,或者想做而因為某種原因沒有做成。
e.g.We couldn’t withhold our laughter.
◎擴展記憶:withhold還可表示拒絕給某事物或保留某事物。
e.g. withhold information
Exercises:
1. Translate the following sentence into English.
如果你不吃糖果和油膩食物,就不會這樣胖了。
2. Make a sentence with the phrase “refrain from …”
3. Make a sentence with “withhold” where it means refuse to give sth.
1. Abstain
克制自己,不采取任何行動。
e.g. abstain from alcohol / sex / drugs
◎擴展記憶:abstain還可表示投票時棄權。
e.g. He abstained from the voting last week.
2. Refrain
抑制感情或由于一時沖動想做的事,即暫時控制某種一時的愿望。
e.g.He has refrained from criticizing the government in public.
◎擴展記憶:refrain from (doing) sth. 是一種很formal的說法,指克制做某事。
3. Forbear
克制,遇到惱人的事時寬容或有耐心,忍住自己的感情。
e.g. Can’t forbear criticizing their ineptitude
◎擴展記憶:注意forbear的過去式以及過去分詞的變形,分別是forbore和forborne.
4. Withhold
克制某種欲望,或者想做而因為某種原因沒有做成。
e.g.We couldn’t withhold our laughter.
◎擴展記憶:withhold還可表示拒絕給某事物或保留某事物。
e.g. withhold information
Exercises:
1. Translate the following sentence into English.
如果你不吃糖果和油膩食物,就不會這樣胖了。
2. Make a sentence with the phrase “refrain from …”
3. Make a sentence with “withhold” where it means refuse to give sth.

