withhold的意思

withhold

英 /wɪð'həʊld/ 美 /wɪð'hold/

  • 雅思
  • 考研
  • 商务

基本释义

  • v 制止,扣留,不给予

    to refuse to give someone something

例句

  1. I withheld payment until they had completed the work.

    我扣着钱,直到他们完工。

  2. Ian was accused of withholding vital information from the police.

    伊恩被控向警方隐瞒重要信息。

短语

  • withhold information 隐瞒消息

近义词

vt 保留,不给;隐瞒;抑制
vi 忍住;克制 refrain from、forbear from

同根词

n withholding 扣缴税款、withholder 抑制因素
v withholding 克制;阻挡(withhold的ing形式)