She had to refrain from laughing during the serious meeting.
她必须在严肃的会议中忍住不笑。
In the concert hall, the audience was asked to refrain from talking during the performance.
C — abstain. “refrain” means v. to hold oneself back from doing something
Please ______ from talking loudly during the quiet evening performance.
D — refrain. “refrain” means v. to hold oneself back from doing something
refrain — v. to hold oneself back from doing something. In Chinese: 克制, 忍住.
refrain is pronounced /rɪˈfreɪn/. It breaks into 2 syllables: re · frain.
She had to refrain from laughing during the serious meeting. (她必须在严肃的会议中忍住不笑。)
abstain, desist, forbear, withhold — all close in meaning to refrain (v. to hold oneself back from doing something).
Yes. refrain appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
re(opposite) + frain(bind) → to refrain, restrain.