動詞 abstain:

1. refrain from voting
2. choose not to consume
   同義詞：refrain, desist

1. Sixty abstain in the vote on capital punishment.
   在表決死刑時，60位下議院議員棄權(quán)。
2. He swore to abstain from smoking.
   他發(fā)誓要戒煙。
3. Five members voted for the proposal, eight voted against, and two abstained.
   對于這項建議，五人投票贊成，八人反對，兩人棄權(quán)。