| 单词 | refrain |
| 释义 | refrain refrain1 —refrainer, n. —refrainment, n. /ri frayn"/, v.i. 1. to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often fol. by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought. v.t. 2. Archaic. to curb. [1300-50; ME refreinen < OF refrener < L refrenare to bridle, equiv. to re- RE- + fren(um) bridle + -are inf. suffix] Syn. 1. forbear, desist. refrain2 /ri frayn"/, n. 1. a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, esp. at the end of each stanza; chorus. 2. Music. a. a musical setting for the refrain of a poem. b. any melody. c. the principal, recurrent section of a rondo. [1325-75; ME refreyne < OF refrain, deriv. of refraindre to break sequence < VL *refrangere, for L refringere to REFRACT] |
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