Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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refrain from

克制 / 忍住不...

动词短语 `refrain from` 后面接动名词,表示『避免做某事』或『克制自己不做某事』。这里 Captain Holt 请大家『克制在演示期间发短信』。

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.
refrain from — Brooklyn Nine-Nine S01E03 · ReelWord