refrain的名词是：refrainer。refrain的意思是v.抑制；避免；克制；n.副歌；叠句；重复。refrain的读音是英[rɪ'freɪn]；美[rɪ'freɪn]。
一、详尽释义点此查看refrain的详细内容
二、词典解释
1.克制;忍住
If yourefrain from doing something, you deliberately do not do it.
e.g. Mrs Hardie refrained from making any comment...
哈迪夫人忍住不作任何评论。
e.g. He appealed to all factions torefrain from violence.
他呼吁所有派系避免使用暴力。
2.（歌曲的）叠句，副歌部分
Arefrain is a short, simple part of a song, which is repeated many times.
e.g. ...arefrain from an old song.
一首老歌的副歌部分
3.反复说的话;老调
Arefrain is a comment or saying that people often repeat.
e.g. Rosa's constantrefrain is that she doesn't have a life.
罗莎总是重复的一句话就是她没有像样的生活。
三、网络解释
1. refrain的翻译
1. 副歌：此时自创圣诗的特色是加一段副歌(Refrain)或合唱(Chorus),由独唱者唱一段,然后由会众合唱或唱副歌,这些均源自退修会或灵修会等活动. 这时期的代表作家有:这时期以福音诗歌(Gospel Song)为其特色. 福音诗歌是帐幕布道会运动的产物,
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2. 叠句：<>一诗选自纳什为宫廷娱乐所作的喜剧<>(Will Summer's Testament),韵律主要是五步扬格,韵式是aaab,cccb,dddb三节最后一行是叠句(refrain每节中除末一行外,其他三行都用腹韵(leonine rhyme),
3. 迭句：其特征表现为各个诗节续以迭句(refrain)为结束(有时只有统一的结束语),又集各节开头的文字以表示某种意义等. 这种形式的著名实例是<
4. 叠歌：接着乐队全奏(tutti)进入. 从贝多芬起出于曲作风格统一的考虑,华彩段的音乐逐渐变为由作曲家本人写定在曲谱上. canto recitative(意)宣叙调(recitativo)似的歌唱. chorus(英)(1)合唱,合唱团(队)合唱曲;(2)一首歌曲中的叠歌(refrain)部分.
四、例句
Sunlight can refrain the growth of melatonin in the body.
阳光能抑制身体中褪黑激素的生长。
I carefully refrained from looking at him.
我留意着避免朝他看。
I wish he would refrain from scattering his ash all over the carpet.
我希望他不要将烟灰往地毯上乱弹。
You must refrain from smoking in this area.
在这个区域，你必须克制自己不抽烟。
He could hardly refrain himself.
他几乎不能自制。
Will you all join in singing the refrain, please?
请大家一道来唱副歌好吗?
Refrain makes the poetry beautiful.
叠句让诗歌更优美。
Complaints about poor food in schools have become a familiar refrain.
抱怨学校饭菜差已是耳熟能详的老调了。
五、词汇搭配
六、经典引文
The song..had a popular refrain in which everyone joined.
出自：P. MannWe were ashamed, and refrained our tears.
出自：B. Jowett七、词义辨析
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