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abstention

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abstention
/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