1.abstain from 戒除，避开

abstain from 通常指将不好的习惯戒除，或者是避开某人或者某物，from 是介词，其后如果接动词，要用动名词形式。

abstain/əbˈsteɪn/

vi.

(投票时)弃权；戒；回避　；戒除；离开

abstain from alcohol/sex/drugs

戒酒；禁欲；戒毒

I've abstained from smoking for two years.

我已经戒烟两年了。

He swore to abstain from smoking.他发誓要戒烟。

Her husband vowed to abstain from drinking within a month.

她丈夫发誓说会在一个月内戒酒。

To abstain from meat was a serious deviation.

茹素是比较严重的反常行为。

She eats only vegetables and abstains from eating meat.

她光吃青菜，不吃肉。

With the help of his wife, he abstained from smoking finally

在他妻子的帮助下，他最终戒掉了吸烟。

His family have always abstained from drinking.

他一家人从来不喝酒。

On Easter Monday, as we need no longer abstain from wine, we opened a new bottle.

复活节周一，我们不再需要戒酒了，于是就开了一瓶新酒。

2. abstain from离开，回避，停止；弃权；不做

The workers who abstained from work yesterday have been suspended.

昨天旷工的工人被暂时停职。

And I hereby enjoin upon people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence.

我特此责成这些被宣布获得自由的人，不得有任何暴力行为。

The leader asked his workers to abstain from voting.

那位领导要求工人们放弃选举。

The leaders asked their representatives to abstain from voting.

领导者要求他们的代表投票时弃权。

They oblige him only to abstain from harming others.

它们迫使他放弃伤害其他人。

Some delegates abstained from voting.

一些代表放弃投票。

Several MPs abstained from voting at the end of the debate.

辩论结束投票时，有几个议员弃权。

Peter Dutton was also the only opposition front bencher to abstain from the apology.

彼得·达顿也是唯一一位放弃道歉的反对党前座议员。

abstain from an act不作为

abstain from pleading放弃申辩权

abstain from replying不答辩

类似表达：

He's trying to give up smoking. 他正设法戒烟。

I ought to give up smoking. 我应该戒烟。

To give up smoking has many advantages. 戒烟好处多。

The time has arrived when I need to give up smoking. 我戒烟的时机已到。

She is in a bit of a bad mood because she's just given up smoking.

因为她刚刚戒烟，所以脾气有点大。

I'm very weak when it comes to giving up smoking.

在戒烟问题上我意志很薄弱。

She resolved that she would give up smoking. 她决心戒烟。

Giving up smoking reduces the risk of heart disease. 戒烟会减少得心脏病的风险。

You ought to stop smoking. 你应当戒烟。

Some people will succeed in their efforts to stop smoking

一些人经过努力可以成功戒烟。

I've been told to lose weight and stop smoking.

我被告知要减肥并戒烟。

It's not easy to quit smoking cigarettes.戒烟并非易事。

He wants to quit smoking. 他想戒烟。

She gave up smoking for the sake of her health.

为保持身体健康，她戒了烟。

Most pregnant women remain off cigarettes while carrying the child.

大多数孕妇都在孕期戒了烟。

After twenty years as a chain smoker Mr Nathe has given up the habit..

当了20年的烟鬼后，纳特先生戒了烟。

He is now fighting his addiction to alcohol. 他现在正努力戒酒。

He went to a clinic to cure his drinking and overeating.

他去诊所戒酒并控制饮食。

Wine is radioactive but few people stop drinking it on that account..

酒是有放射性的，可是很少有人因此而戒酒。

He checked into Cedars Sinai Hospital to dry out.

他住进西达赛奈医院去戒酒。

I approved the doctor's order to keep him in the room till he was dried out.

我遵照医嘱，将他关在屋子里直到他戒酒成功。

This is but one of the methods used to try and get alcoholics to give up drink..

这只是为让那些酗酒者戒酒所尝试的方法之一。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

Coming off the drug was a long and painful process for him.

戒毒对他是个漫长、痛苦的过程。

She helped him fight his drug addiction. 她帮助他戒毒。

He has been out of debt since he stopped gambling. 他戒赌博后，不再欠债了。