verb🔗Share克制，抑制。 To hold back, to restrain (someone or something).""Please refrain from talking during the movie." "请在电影放映期间不要说话。actionmindcharactermoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share克制，抑制. To show restraint; to hold oneself back."During the test, students must refrain from talking to each other. "考试期间，学生必须克制自己，不要互相交谈。actionattitudecharactermoralmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share克制，抑制。 To repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb."To avoid arguments, Sarah refrained from expressing her strong opinions about the school project. "为了避免争吵，萨拉克制住了自己，没有表达她对学校项目的强烈看法。mindemotioncharacteractionmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share克制，抑制，忍住 (with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain."To avoid trouble, the student refrained from talking during class. "为了避免麻烦，那个学生上课时忍住了没说话。actionmindattitudemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share戒， 禁戒. To abstain from (food or drink)."To avoid getting sick, my doctor told me to refrain from eating raw oysters. "为了避免生病，我的医生告诉我戒食生蚝。fooddrinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share副歌，叠句. 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!" "这首歌朗朗上口的副歌是“我们是冠军！”musicliteraturesoundentertainmentlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share老生常谈，陈词滥调。 A much repeated comment, complaint, or saying."My sister's constant refrain about the dishes in the sink is starting to annoy me. "我妹妹老是唠叨水槽里的碗，这套老生常谈开始让我烦了。languagecommunicationstylephraseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
