refrain

/rɪˈfreɪn/📚 9217 1六级考研雅思
If you refrain from doing something, you deliberately do not do it. 忍住; 克制

verb [vi. 不及物动词]克制,避免

Mrs. Hardie refrained from making any comment.
哈迪太太忍住了没做任何评论。

noun [专属名词](诗歌的)叠句,(歌曲的)副歌;叠歌部分的音乐伴奏;经常重复的评价(或抱怨)

Rosa's constant refrain is that she doesn't have a life.
罗莎总是不断重复的一句话就是她生活得很无聊。

re(向后) + frain(笼头) → 笼头向后 → 抑制
单词造句:
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...a refrain from an old song. …一首老歌的副歌。
When breaking in an engine, you should refrain from high speeds for the first thousand miles. 磨合发动机时,你应当避免在最初的1千英里高速行驶。
Complaints about poor food in schools have become a familiar refrain. 抱怨学校饭菜差已是耳熟能详的老调了。