They did abstain from such things as planting trees in their gardens.(他們絕不參加在花園里栽樹這樣的事務。)

If you abstain from eating candy and rich food, you will not be so fat.(如果你不吃糖果和油膩食物，你就不會這樣胖。)

Abstain from alcohol strictly is the key for good prognosis.(嚴格戒酒是其良好預后的關鍵。)

Abstain from getting involved with married individuals.(不要和已婚人士打交道。)

Therefore, I recommend readers to abstain from non-vegetarian food, for we consume a lot of diseases along with it.(所以在此也要奉勸大家不要吃葷，因為我們同時也吃進去各種疾病。)

But for the West to abstain from the cold-war game appears to be the only way, over time, to win it.(但似乎西方國家唯一的選擇就是放棄冷戰模式，隨著時間的推移，最終西方必將贏得勝利。)

Athlete usually abstain from smoking.(運動員通常戒煙。)

He promised to abstain from smoking, chewing, and profanity as long as he remained a member.(他答應戒掉吸煙，嚼煙，瀆神，一日當著會員，一日不破戒。)

On Easter Monday, as we need no longer abstain from wine, we opened a new bottle.(復活節周一，我們不再需要戒酒了，于是就開了一瓶新酒。)

Monks must abstain from killing living things. Therefore, monks are vegan.(僧侶戒殺生，所以僧人是素食主義者。)