refrain
verb
noun
rɪˈfreɪn
verb
1
to
not
do
something
that
you
want
to
do
[正式] 克制，抑制，忍住;
refrain
from
(doing)
sth
Please
refrain
from
smoking
in
this
area.
请勿在此处吸烟。
noun
2
part
of
a
song
or
poem
that
is
repeated,
especially
at
the
end
of
each
VERSE
〔歌曲或诗歌每节末尾的〕反复句，叠句，副歌;
3
a
remark
or
idea
that
is
often
repeated
[正式] 经常重复的话 （想法 ）
formal
Our
proposal
met
with
the
constant
refrain
that
the
company
could
not
afford
it.
我们的提议一再得到公司负担不起费用的答复。