1. to stop yourself from doing something, especially something that you want to do克制；节制；避免 V ~ (from sth/from doing sth) formal
* Please refrain from smoking.
* They appealed to the protesters to refrain from violence.
* He has refrained from criticizing the government in public.
* In addition to resisting the temptation to indulge in smoking, Aniston also managed to refrain from caffeine.[@more@] noun
1.a comment or complaint that is often repeated
* Complaints about poor food in schools have become a familiar refrain.
2. the part of a song that is repeated after each verse副歌；叠歌