Kiêng, kiêng khem, tiết chế

to abstain from alcohol

kiêng rượu

(tôn giáo) ăn chay ( (cũng) to abstain from meat)

Bỏ phiếu trắng

At the last election, he abstained (from voting)

tại cuộc bầu cử vừa qua, anh ta đã bỏ phiếu trắng

verb

abjure , abnegate , avoid , cease , constrain , curb , decline , deny oneself , do without , eschew , evade , fast , fence-sit , forbear , forgo , give the go by , give up , go on the wagon , keep from , pass , pass up , quit , refrain , refuse , renounce , shun , sit on one’s hands , sit on the fence , sit out , spurn , starve , stop , take the cure , take the pledge , withhold , hold off , keep , deny , deny one's self , desist , forego , reject , teetotal , waive

verb

indulge , use