verb🔗Share控える, 慎むTo hold back, to restrain (someone or something).""Please refrain from talking during the movie." "映画の上映中は、お話はご遠慮ください。actionmindcharactermoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share控える, 慎むTo show restraint; to hold oneself back."During the test, students must refrain from talking to each other. "試験中は、生徒同士で話すのを控える必要があります。actionattitudecharactermoralmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share控える, 慎むTo repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb."To avoid arguments, Sarah refrained from expressing her strong opinions about the school project. "議論を避けるため、サラは学校のプロジェクトについて自分の強い意見を表明することを控えた。mindemotioncharacteractionmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share控える, 慎む(with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain."To avoid trouble, the student refrained from talking during class. "トラブルを避けるため、生徒は授業中に話すのを控えた。actionmindattitudemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share控える, 遠慮するTo abstain from (food or drink)."To avoid getting sick, my doctor told me to refrain from eating raw oysters. "病気にならないように、医者は私に生牡蠣を食べるのを控えるように言いました。fooddrinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareリフレイン, 繰り返しThe chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza."The song's catchy refrain was "We are the champions!" "その歌のキャッチーなリフレインは「We are the champions！」でした。musicliteraturesoundentertainmentlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareリフレイン, 繰り返し言われる言葉A much repeated comment, complaint, or saying."My sister's constant refrain about the dishes in the sink is starting to annoy me. "妹がシンクの皿について繰り返し言う言葉に、私は苛立ちを覚えている。languagecommunicationstylephraseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
