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refrain

/rɪfrˈeɪn/B2

克制 / 忍住 (v.)

正式用语，意思是避免去做某事、克制自己。句中「Please `refrain` from texting during our presentation」是在礼貌地请求大家别发短信。常见搭配：`refrain from doing something`。

So gather around for the greatest cop film of all time.

Please refrain from texting during our presentation.

[man] Excuse me, ma'am. All right, so there's Hitchcock. And there's an old hooker.