REFRAIN - Translation from English into Chinese

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refrain¹ [rıˈfreın] VB intr (from)

refrain: 忍住 rěnzhu

refrain: 克制 kèzhì

refrain: 抑制 yìzhì

Please refrain from smoking.: 请勿吸烟。

▶ refrainment N

refrain² [rıˈfreın] N

refrain: (诗歌或乐曲的)叠句 diéjù

refrain: 叠歌 diégē

refrain: 副歌 fùgē

Present
I	refrain
you	refrain
he/she/it	refrains
we	refrain
you	refrain
they	refrain

Past
I	refrained
you	refrained
he/she/it	refrained
we	refrained
you	refrained
they	refrained

Present Perfect
I	have	refrained
you	have	refrained
he/she/it	has	refrained
we	have	refrained
you	have	refrained
they	have	refrained

Past Perfect
I	had	refrained
you	had	refrained
he/she/it	had	refrained
we	had	refrained
you	had	refrained
they	had	refrained

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

Please refrain from smoking.: 请勿吸烟。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

But then the fanciful mood is suddenly interrupted when the intense refrain arrives with winds and a much stronger percussion creating a sense of danger.

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The refrain's lyrics make no explicit reference to historical events; it is difficult if not impossible therefore to date.

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While they both praised her beauty, they refrained from discussing her career.

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Radio 1 found the song too depressing and refrained from playing the song.

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The song, however, has three verses in addition to the refrain, however, in common practice, only the first verse and the refrain are sung.

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