abstention
noun
uk/æbˈsten.ʃən/us/æbˈsten.ʃən/abstentionnoun(NOT VOTING)
[CorU]
thefactof notvotinginfavourof or against someone or something:
弃权There were highlevelsof abstention (fromvoting) in the lastelections.上几次选举中都有很多人放弃了投票权。
There were tenvotesinfavour, six against, and three abstentions.10票赞成，6票反对，3票弃权。
Elections
- absentee
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absentee voter
- absentee voting
- exit poll
- first-past-the-post
- flip
- franchise
- general election
- proportional representation
- proxy
- proxy vote
- proxy voter
- proxy voting
- voting
- voting booth
- voting machine
- voting slip
- whistle-stop
abstentionnoun(NOT DOING)
[U]formal
not doing something, such asdrinkingalcoholor havingsex:
节制；戒绝（如饮酒，性行为等）Abstentionfromalcoholisessentialwhile you are taking thismedication.服用这种药物期间，一定要戒酒。
Abstaining and refraining
- abstain
- abstainer
- abstemious
- abstemiously
- abstinence
- disengage
- fast
- forbear
- forbearance
- give
- give up
- hors de combat
- keep
- keep(someone/something)out ofsomething
- step
- step back
- stop
- stop short ofsomethingidiom
- swear offsomething
- touch