abstentionEnglish → ChineseOxford English–Chineseabstention /BrE əbˈstɛnʃ(ə)n , AmE əbˈstɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n / noun 1 [uncountable and countable] (from vote) 弃权; his abstention from voting 他弃权不投票 2 [uncountable] = abstinence