withhold
翻译
拒绝给予, 扣留, 隐瞒
例句
She was accused of withholding information from the police.
她被指控向警方隐瞒信息。
The company will withhold tax from your salary.
公司将从你的工资中代扣税款。
语法模式
((to)) withhold ((sth.)) ((from sb./sth.)) 拒不给予(某人)(某物) They withheld payment from the contractor.
((to)) withhold ((sth.)) 扣留(某物) The government decided to withhold the report.
近义词
同义词: keep back, retain, refuse; 反义词: give, provide, release
词源
来自前缀“with-”（向后）和动词“hold”（持有）。字面意思是“向后拿着不放”。
记忆技巧
想象“拿着”某样东西，并把它“留”在自己这里，拒绝交出去。