1. When breaking in an engine, you should refrain from high speeds for the first thousand miles. 磨合发动机时,你应当避免在最初的1千英里高速行驶。
2. All religions have certain days when people refrain from eating and excessive eating is one of Christianity's seven deadly sins. 在所有宗教中,人们都在某些特定的日子不吃东西,过量饮食是基督教的七宗大罪之一。
3. Following the Harvard scandal, Mary Miller, the former dean of students at Yale, made an impassioned appeal to her school's professors to refrain from take-home exams. 哈佛丑闻发生之后,耶鲁大学前学生事务主任玛丽·米勒慷慨激昂地呼吁教授避免学生在家考试。
4. Can you refrain from laughter, my friends? 各位不要大笑,好吗?
5. How shall I refrain from tears when we part? 我们分手时,我怎么能抑制住眼泪?