withhold
翻譯
拒絕給予, 扣留, 隱瞞
例句
She was accused of withholding information from the police.
她被指控向警方隱瞞資訊。
The company will withhold tax from your salary.
公司將從你的薪資中預扣稅款。
文法模式
((to)) withhold ((sth.)) ((from sb./sth.)) 拒不給予(某人)(某物) They withheld payment from the contractor.
((to)) withhold ((sth.)) 扣留(某物) The government decided to withhold the report.
近義詞
同義詞: keep back, retain, refuse; 反義詞: give, provide, release
詞源
來自前綴“with-”（向後）和動詞“hold”（持有）。字面意思是「向後拿著不放」。
記憶技巧
想像「拿著」某樣東西，並把它「留」在自己這裡，拒絕交出去。