Translation of "abstain" - English-Japanese dictionary

abstain

verb uk ​ /əbˈsteɪn/ us ​ /æbˈsteɪn/

› formal to not do something that you enjoy because it is bad or unhealthy

自制する, 控える, 節制する
The doctor suggested that he abstain from alcohol.

› to decide not to vote

（投票を）棄権する
63 members voted in favour, 39 opposed, and 15 abstained.

(Translation of “abstain” from the Cambridge English–Japanese Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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