refrain 音标拼音: [rɪfr'en]
n . 重复,叠句,副歌
vi . 节制,避免,制止
重复,叠句,副歌节制,避免,制止
refrain n 1 :
the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers [
synonym : {
refrain }, {
chorus }]
v 1 :
resist doing something ; "
He refrained from hitting him back "; "
she could not forbear weeping " [
synonym : {
refrain },
{
forbear }] [
ant : {
act }, {
move }]
2 :
choose not to consume ; "
I abstain from alcohol " [
synonym :
{
abstain }, {
refrain }, {
desist }] [
ant : {
consume }, {
have },
{
ingest }, {
take }, {
take in }]
Refrain \
Re *
frain "\,
v .
i .
To keep one '
s self from action or interference ;
to hold aloof ;
to forbear ;
to abstain .
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1913 Webster ]
Refrain from these men ,
and let them alone . --
Acts v .
38 .
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They refrained therefrom [
eating flesh ]
some time after . --
Sir T .
Browne .
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Syn :
To hold back ;
forbear ;
abstain ;
withhold .
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1913 Webster ]
Refrain \
Re *
frain "\ (
r [-
e ]*
fr [=
a ]
n "),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p .
{
Refrained } (-
fr [=
a ]
nd ");
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Refraining }.] [
OE .
refreinen ,
OF .
refrener ,
F .
refr ['
e ]
ner ,
fr .
L .
refrenare ;
influenced by OF .
refraindre to restrain ,
moderate ,
fr .
LL .
refrangere ,
for L .
refringere to break up ,
break (
see {
Refract }).
L .
refrenare is fr .
pref .
re -
back frenum bridle ;
cf .
Skr .
dh [.
r ]
to hold .]
1 .
To hold back ;
to restrain ;
to keep within prescribed bounds ;
to curb ;
to govern .
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1913 Webster ]
His reason refraineth not his foul delight or talent . --
Chaucer .
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Refrain thy foot from their path . --
Prov .
i .
15 .
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2 .
To abstain from . [
Obs .]
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Who ,
requiring a remedy for his gout ,
received no other counsel than to refrain cold drink . --
Sir T .
Browne .
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Refrain \
Re *
frain "\,
n . [
F .
refrain ,
fr .
OF .
refraindre ;
cf .
Pr .
refranhs a refrain ,
refranher to repeat .
See {
Refract },{
Refrain },
v .]
The burden of a song ;
a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic composition .
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1913 Webster ]
We hear the wild refrain . --
Whittier .
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1913 Webster ]
188 Moby Thesaurus words for "
refrain ":
PS ,
Parthian shot ,
Spenserian stanza ,
abandon ,
abort ,
abstain ,
abstain from ,
addendum ,
afterthought ,
air ,
anacrusis ,
antistrophe ,
appendix ,
aria ,
arrest ,
avoid ,
back matter ,
bass passage ,
belay ,
bis ,
bob ,
book ,
bourdon ,
bridge ,
burden ,
cadence ,
cancel ,
canto ,
cantus ,
cease ,
chant ,
check ,
chorus ,
coda ,
codicil ,
colophon ,
conclusion ,
consequence ,
constrain ,
continuance ,
continuation ,
couplet ,
curb ,
cut it out ,
descant ,
desist ,
development ,
discontinue ,
dispense with ,
distich ,
ditto ,
division ,
do without ,
double take ,
drop it ,
dying words ,
end ,
envoi ,
epilogue ,
epode ,
eschew ,
exposition ,
figure ,
folderol ,
follow -
through ,
follow -
up ,
forbear ,
forgo ,
give over ,
give up ,
halt ,
harmonic close ,
have done with ,
heptastich ,
hexastich ,
hold ,
hold aloof from ,
hold back ,
hold off ,
inhibit ,
interlude ,
intermezzo ,
interrupt ,
introductory phrase ,
keep ,
keep back ,
keep from ,
keep in hand ,
knock it off ,
last words ,
lay ,
lay off ,
leave off ,
let alone ,
let go by ,
line ,
measure ,
melodia ,
melodic line ,
melody ,
monostich ,
movement ,
musical phrase ,
musical sentence ,
never touch ,
not touch ,
not use ,
note ,
octastich ,
octave ,
octet ,
ornament ,
ottava rima ,
part ,
parting shot ,
pass up ,
passage ,
pentastich ,
period ,
peroration ,
phrase ,
postface ,
postfix ,
postlude ,
postscript ,
quatrain ,
quit ,
refrain from ,
relinquish ,
renounce ,
repeat ,
repetend ,
reprise ,
reserve ,
resolution ,
response ,
restrain ,
rhyme royal ,
ritornello ,
save ,
scrub ,
second thought ,
section ,
septet ,
sequel ,
sequela ,
sequelae ,
sequelant ,
sequent ,
sequitur ,
sestet ,
sextet ,
shun ,
solo ,
solo part ,
song ,
soprano part ,
spare ,
stand aloof from ,
stanza ,
statement ,
stave ,
stay ,
stop ,
strain ,
strophe ,
subscript ,
suffix ,
supplement ,
swan song ,
syllable ,
tag ,
tailpiece ,
tercet ,
terminate ,
terza rima ,
tetrastich ,
treble ,
triplet ,
tristich ,
tune ,
tutti ,
tutti passage ,
undersong ,
variation ,
verse ,
waive ,
withhold
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