verb

withhold

拒绝给予, 扣留, 保留

They decided to withhold payment.

他们决定拒付这笔款项。

She was accused of withholding evidence from the police.

她被指控向警方隐瞒证据。

((sth.)) 扣留(某物) They decided to withhold payment.

((sth.)) from ((sb.)) 向(某人)隐瞒(某事) She withheld the information from her boss.

同义词: keep back, retain, reserve; 反义词: provide, grant, release

由“with-”(向后,反对)和“hold”(持有)组成。字面意思就是“向后拿着”,即不给予。

想象“拿着”(hold)某样东西,并让它“与”(with)你待在一起,不给别人。

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