高级词汇003 abstain

abstain /əbˈsteɪn/  

v. to hold back from, to refuse to participate in

放弃，避免

Abby did not want to stain her new shoes, so she abstained from running through the muddy field.

艾比不想弄脏了她的新鞋子，所以她避开了泥泞的道路。