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abstain的过去分词和过去式

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1. Athletes usually abstain from smoking [alcohol].
运动员通常戒烟 [戒酒] 。
2. I had the common-sense to abstain from any word of excuse. I stood to be scorned.
我倒还有常识，一句辩白的话也不说，站在那里听她辱骂。
3. In other words, the Soviet Union would abstain from a resolution favoring a simple cease-fire in place.
换言之，对于一项赞同简单就地停火的决议，苏联将投弃权票。
4. The doctor asked the patient to abstain from smoking.
医生叫这位病人戒烟。
The senator abstained from voting on the bill due to a conflict of interest.
议员因利益冲突，对议案选择弃权。
In the parliamentary debate, several members abstained from expressing an opinion.
在议会辩论中，一些成员没有发表意见。
The judge abstained from the case to maintain impartiality.
法官因保持公正，对案件选择不参与。
The athlete decided to abstain from alcohol before the big race.
运动员决定在大赛前禁酒。
The shareholders voted to abstain from the dividend distribution proposal.
股东们投票决定不接受股息分配方案。
He abstained from eating meat for religious reasons.
他出于宗教原因不吃肉。
The council member abstained from the vote on the controversial issue.
市议员对有争议的问题投了弃权票。
She abstained from public life after her son's graduation.
儿子毕业后，她选择了退出公共生活。
The company's CEO abstained from attending the board meeting due to a personal emergency.
由于个人紧急情况，公司的首席执行官缺席了董事会会议。
They abstained from participating in the protest, respecting the law and order.
他们选择不参与抗议，尊重法律和秩序。