What I refrain from doing is writing new code.(我盡量避免編寫新的代碼。)

If you can refrain from calling attention to your fears and anxieties, nobody will know about them.(如果你能克制住不去注意恐懼和焦慮，那么將無人會察覺到它們。)

We must refrain from spitting in public places.(我們絕不可在公共場所吐痰。)

When breaking in an engine, you should refrain from high speeds for the first thousand miles.(磨合發動機時,你應當避免在最初的1千英里高速行駛。)

The new plan promises to refrain from any price regulation;(對于這項新法規聯邦通訊委員會承諾不實行任何價格監管。)

All along the canal, a frequent refrain from soldiers is: "Do you think we are winning?"(沿著整個運河，士兵們常常忍不住要問的是：“你認為我們會贏嗎？”)

Refrain from using your bed to watch TV, pay bills, do work or reading.(不要在床上看電視，付賬單，工作或者閱讀。)

Their emotions drove them to do the right thing and refrain from cheating.(他們的情緒驅使自己做正確的事，克制自己作弊。)

Refrain from blathering on about something you really don’t have a solid understanding of.(請在你不是很了解某事的時候克制著自己，不要不懂裝懂。)

I made a terrific effort to refrain from tears.(我狠著心把淚止住。)