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 .
[
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 \
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v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p .
{
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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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REFRAIN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of REFRAIN is curb, restrain How to use refrain in a sentence
REFRAIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary REFRAIN definition: 1 to avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something: 2 a short part of a song or poem that is… Learn more
REFRAIN Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Refrain definition: to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed byfrom ) See examples of REFRAIN used in a sentence
REFRAIN definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary If you refrain from doing something, you deliberately do not do it Mrs Hardie refrained from making any comment
Refrain - Wikipedia A refrain (from Vulgar Latin: refringere, "to repeat", through Old French: refraindre) is the line or lines that are repeated in poetry or in music —the " chorus " of a song
Refrain - definition of refrain by The Free Dictionary re•frain 2 (rɪˈfreɪn) n 1 a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, esp at the end of each stanza; chorus 2 a a musical setting for a poetic refrain b melody; tune c the recurrent section of a rondo
refrain, n. ¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun refrain See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence OED's earliest evidence for refrain is from before 1413, in the writing of Geoffrey Chaucer, poet and administrator
Refrain - Definition and Examples | LitCharts A refrain refers to repeated lyrics, and so every chorus (which are marked by repeating lyrics) is a refrain The term "chorus", however, refers to when all the musical elements—singers and instruments—come together in unison
refrain - WordReference. com Dictionary of English to keep oneself from doing or saying something: [~ + from + object] Can we please refrain from laughing? [~ + from + verb-ing] He refrained from asking any questions
refrain verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of refrain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more