1. 克制;忍住
If you refrain 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 to refrain 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
A refrain is a short, simple part of a song, which is repeated many times.
refrain什么意思
e.g. ...a refrain from an old song.
一首老歌的副歌部分
3. 反复说的话;老调
A refrain is a comment or saying that people often repeat.
refrain的意思
e.g. Rosa's constant refrain 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。