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verbnoun refrain (from something) Please refrain from smoking. 请勿吸烟。 They appealed to the protesters to refrain from violence. refrain (from doing something) He has refrained from criticizing the government in public. 他克制住了自己，没有在公开场合批评政府。 He deliberately refrained from expressing his opinion on the matter. I refrained from laughing. Priscilla could barely refrain from clapping her hands together. Complaints about poor food in schools have become a familiar refrain. 抱怨学校饭菜差已是耳熟能详的老调了。 The protest began with a small group, but then the others took up the refrain. Complaints about school food have become a familiar refrain. I kept hearing the same refrain. Shoppers, so the refrain goes, are never happy until they have found a bargain. The choir’s sopranos took up the refrain. |