refrain

Maksud

• n. rangkap berulang
• n. koir
• v. menahan diri
• v. mengelakkan

Definisi bahasa Inggeris

• n. the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
• v. resist doing something

Bentuk perkataan

Kala lampau (past tense)

refrained

Present participle

refraining

Past participle

refrained

Orang ketiga tunggal

refrains

Contoh ayat

1. n. rangkap berulang

   The catchy refrain of the song stayed in my head all day.

   Rangkap berulang lagu yang menarik itu sentiasa terngiang-ngiang di fikiran saya sepanjang hari.

2. n. koir

   The church refrain sang beautifully during the Sunday service.

   Koir gereja itu menyanyi dengan indahnya semasa kebaktian hari Ahad.

3. v. menahan diri

   I tried to refrain from laughing during the serious meeting.

   Saya cuba menahan diri daripada ketawa semasa mesyuarat yang serius itu.

4. v. mengelakkan

   Please refrain from smoking in this designated non-smoking area.

   Sila elakkan daripada merokok di kawasan larangan merokok ini.