abstention
noun
əbˈstenʃən
noun
1
an
act
of
not
voting
for
or
against
something
弃权
C,U
The
draft
law
was
passed
by
134
votes
to
19,
with
5
abstentions.
该法律草案以 134 票对 19 票获得通过，另有 5 票弃权。
2
when
you
do
not
do
something
you
enjoy
doing
[正式] 戒除
U | formal
[+
from
]
fasting
and
abstention
from
intoxicating
drinks
禁食和戒酒