abstention vote

基本解释

Although Mr Fini has courage, he is capable of breathtaking inconsistency—just take the abstention in this week’s vote.
尽管菲尼先生有勇气，他前后不一致的惊人表现只通过本周的投票上表示弃权就可以窥得一二。
Regional elections offer a chance to register a protest vote or an abstention, since for most voters the stakes are low.
这一选举提供了一次投抗议票或者弃权票的机会，因为对于大多数选民来说如此做的风险并不高。
Rousseff has said she disagreed with Brazil's abstention in a U.N. vote last year condemning Iranian rights abuses, which focused on atrocities against women.
她还对去年巴西在联合国就制裁伊朗践踏妇女权益的议题投弃权票表示异议。

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