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abstainer

/ab-stey-ner/US // æbˈsteɪ nər //

弃权者,弃权人,弃权的人,棄權者

Related Words

dry干,干燥的,干燥,干式ascetic禁欲主义者,禁欲主义,苦行僧,禁欲teetotalist嗜酒者,戒酒的人,嗜酒如命的人,嗜酒如命nondrinker不喝酒的人,不饮酒的人,不饮酒者,醉翁之意不在酒abstinent节制,节制的,禁欲,节欲prohibitionist禁忌者,禁酒主义者,禁酒师,禁止主义者

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who abstains from something regarded as improper or unhealthy, especially the drinking of alcoholic beverages.
    • : a person who abstains from anything.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounteetotaler
Synonyms
abstinent节制,节制的,禁欲,节欲ascetic禁欲主义者,禁欲主义,苦行僧,禁欲dry干,干燥的,干燥,干式nondrinker不喝酒的人,不饮酒的人,不饮酒者,醉翁之意不在酒prohibitionist禁忌者,禁酒主义者,禁酒师,禁止主义者teetotalist嗜酒者,戒酒的人,嗜酒如命的人,嗜酒如命one who is on the wagon马车上的人,顺风耳的人,顺风车,顺风车司机temperance advocate节制者,倡导节制的人,节制主义倡导者,节制主义者water-drinker饮水者,饮水机,喝水的人,饮水员

Examples

  • A total abstainer, I had, I am thankful to say, strength enough to resist the temptation thus adroitly thrust upon me.

  • The preacher of the Spital sermon this year is to be a life-long abstainer, the Bishop of Carlisle.

  • A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others.

  • They absolve the sinner who can plead, "I was in love," more easily than the self-righteous abstainer.

  • He has taken ale or porter at times, "under doctor's counsel," but in general he has been an "abstainer."

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