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withhold

美音:[wıθ´həuld ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[wıθ´həuld ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
vt.使停止,拒给,保留,抑制 vi.忍住

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withhold为六级词汇

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名词:withholder 动词过去式:withheld 过去分词:withheld 现在分词:withholding 第三人称单数:withholds

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with-=against,back

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deny  disallow  keep  preserve  refuse  reserve  save    

withhold


/wɪð'həʊld, also wɪθ'h-; wɪð`hold, wɪθ`h-/
v (pt, pp withheld / -5held; -`hZld/) (fml 文)
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (from sb/sth) (fml 文) refuse to give sth; keep sth back 拒绝给某事物; 保留某事物
*withhold one's consent/permission 拒不同意[准许]
* withhold information 保留住信息
* The board has decided to withhold part of their grant money from certain students. 委员会决定不发给某些学生的部分助学金.
(b) [Tn] hold (sth) back; restrain 抑制(某事物); 制止
*We couldn't withhold our laughter. 我们忍不住大笑起来.

withhold


v past tense and past participlewithheld [-'held/