withhold

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vt. 使停止, 扣留, 保留, 拒给 vi. 克制, 忍住

发音

UK /wɪθˈhəʊld/
UK /wɪðˈhəʊld/
AU
US /wɪθˈhoʊld/
US /wɪðˈhoʊld/

词形变化

withholder withholds 复数 withholds withheld withheldest withholded withholden withholdest withholdeth withholding withholds 三单 withholding 现在分词 withheld 过去式 withheld 过去分词 withholden 过去式 withholden 过去分词

别名

with-hold withold

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An immoral action or condition (an overt) that has not been disclosed to others; the consciousness of such an action or condition.

    宗教
v.
  1. 1.

    To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.

    据为己有

    及物

    The bank withheld her credit card.

  2. 2.

    To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.

    隐瞒

    及物

    withhold vital information

    a withheld phone number

  3. 3.

    To stay back, to refrain.

    不及物

    I’ll withhold from asking about it.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

deduct recoup keep back

上位词 4

keep refuse deny hold on

下位词 9

block freeze deny dock reserve deprive immobilize immobilise keep to oneself

词源

From Middle English withholden. Equivalent to with- + hold.

来源：wiktionary