abstemious
/ab-stee-mee-uhs/US // æbˈsti mi əs //UK // (əbˈstiːmɪəs) //
节制,节制的,禁欲,节欲
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.
- : characterized by abstinence: an abstemious life.
- : sparing: an abstemious diet.
Synonyms & Antonyms
adj.restraining behavior or appetite
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austere朴素的,朴素,拙朴的,拙朴continent大陆,非洲大陆,大陆的,大洲frugal节俭的,俭朴的,俭朴,节俭moderate温和的,温和,温文尔雅,温顺的moderating缓和,适应性,缓和的,缓和性restrained节制,克制,拘束的,节制的self-denying舍己为人,自我牺牲,牺牲自我,牺牲自己self-restrained自我约束,自制力,自制,自律sober清醒的,清醒,冷静的,清醒的人sparing节约,节省开支,节省费用,节约的temperate温带的,温带,有温度的,有节制的
Examples
He quit smoking weed years ago, gave up drinking, and today lives a fairly abstemious life.
Deviled eggs are a cocktail-party staple and are magnetic in their ability to attract even abstemious guests.
Mr. Balfour, being an abstemious man, would not submit to the latter alternative, but consented to tell a story.
Masters of prisons,” he rejoined, “who keep shop, have a natural horror of an abstemious captive.
I think I have retained the vigor of my mind more, in consequence of an abstemious diet.
After a few years, he ventured to change his abstemious diet for one more rich and stimulating.
Many a person, who wishes to be abstemious, seems to think that if he only abstains from flesh and fish, that is enough.
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