If you refrain from doing something, you deliberately do not do it. 忍住; 克制
verb [vi. 不及物动词] 克制，避免
Mrs. Hardie refrained from making any comment. 哈迪太太忍住了没做任何评论。
noun [专属名词] （诗歌的）叠句，（歌曲的）副歌；叠歌部分的音乐伴奏；经常重复的评价（或抱怨）
Rosa's constant refrain is that she doesn't have a life. 罗莎总是不断重复的一句话就是她生活得很无聊。
re(向后) + frain(笼头) → 笼头向后 → 抑制
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- ...a refrain from an old song. …一首老歌的副歌。
- When breaking in an engine, you should refrain from high speeds for the first thousand miles. 磨合发动机时,你应当避免在最初的1千英里高速行驶。
- 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。