| 单词 | abstemious |
| 释义 | abstemious adjective formaluk/æbˈstiː.mi.əs/us/æbˈstiː.mi.əs/not doing things that give youpleasure,especiallynoteatinggoodfoodordrinkingalcohol （尤指对美食或饮酒）有节制的；戒绝的Abstaining and refraining
Examplesofabstemiousabstemious His choice of breakfast foods became moreabstemiousand of wine more that of an oenophile. From theCambridge English Corpus Although she is not exactly a spinster, there is definitely somethingabstemiousto her. From theCambridge English Corpus I am not concerned here either to work out a complete view of what law must necessarily do or to defend myabstemioussuggestions. From theCambridge English Corpus That set of claims about what law necessarily does strikes me, incidentally, as ver yabstemious. From theCambridge English Corpus The considerable lower divorce risks experienced by moderate drinkers (as compared with their moreabstemiouscounterparts) are apparent only at higher marriage durations. From theCambridge English Corpus Territorials are, of course, extremelyabstemiouspeople, but after a spell in the drill hall they sometimes like to have a pint of beer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no point in beingabstemiousif one is going to lose badly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One can drink a bottle of light wine to one glass of port and it is moreabstemiousto drink port in those circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe the people of my country are as sober andabstemiousas the people of any other country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Judged on any international comparison, whether in relation to spirits, wines or beer, we are still a relativelyabstemiousnation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To add insult to injury, the sums of money these people have been paying themselves make the directors of our national utilities look positivelyabstemious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been extraordinarilyabstemious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We were veryabstemious—teetotallers and non-smokers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This was partly possible because of hisabstemioushabits, eschewing both tobacco and strong drink. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The pair's increasingly erratic behavior distressed their moreabstemiousfather, and the worry weakened him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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