vi.　抑制；克制；戒除 hold oneself back from doing sth;forbear

　～ from laughing　忍住笑

　Refrain from smoking, please.　请勿吸烟。
　Her name was on the tip of my tongue, but I refrained from saying it just in time.　她的名字已经到了我的嘴边上，我差一点没说出来。

 ♣ refrain, abstain, forbear
　参见abstain条。

C （诗歌的）叠句，副歌 a part of a song that is repeated, especially at the end of each verse

　take up sb's ～　为某人帮腔

　Refrain is often used in a poem.　叠句常用于诗歌中。

　［派生词］ refrainment n.抑制，克制，戒除