withhold

英 [wɪð'həʊld] 美[wɪð'hold]
  • vt. 保留,不给;隐瞒;抑制
  • vi. 忍住;克制

CET6TEM4IELTSGRE考研中低频词常用词汇

词态变化


第三人称单数: withholds;过去式: withheld;过去分词: withheld;现在分词: withholding;

中文词源


withhold 拒绝,不给

with-,相反,hold,握,引申词义向后握,拒绝,不给。

英英释意


1. hold back; refuse to hand over or share;
"The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"
2. retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments;
"My employer is withholding taxes"

英文词源


withhold (v.)
c. 1200, from with- "back, away" (see with) + holden "to hold" (see hold (v.)); probably a loan-translation of Latin retinere "to withhold." Related: Withheld; withholding. Past participle form withholden was still used 19c.

同义词辨析


keep, retain, reserve, preserve, conserve, withhold

这些动词均有"保持,保存"之意。

keep: 最常用词,指长时间牢固地保持或保存。

retain: 指继续保持。

reserve: 正式用词,指为了将来的用途或其他用途而保存、保留。

preserve: 主要指为防止损害、变质等而保存。

conserve: 一般指保存自然资源,保全人的精力、力量等。

withhold: 指扣住不放,暗示有阻碍。

实用场景例句


She was accused of withholding information from the police.
她被指控对警方知情不报。

牛津词典

Police withheld the dead boy's name yesterday until relatives could be told...
警方昨天拒绝在通知亲属前透露死亡男孩的姓名。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Financial aid for Britain has been withheld...
向英国提供的经济援助已经被扣。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Retailers and importers have been instructed to recall these products and withhold them from sale.
零售商和进口商已经指示召回这些产品,并扣留他们出售.

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It was improper of the broker to withhold the information from the stock exchange.
股票经纪人对交易所隐瞒信息的行为是不正当的.

《简明英汉词典》

Lanhanzhi is always rigorous and thorough, so he must know the police may withhold my letter.
蓝汉之向来思维严谨,办事周密, 他肯定知道警察会扣留我的信件.

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No unit or individual may withhold , pocket or appropriate funds for population and family planning work.
任何单位和个人不得截留、克扣、挪用人口与计划生育工作费用.

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How shall I withhold from tears when we part?
当我们分手时,我将怎样忍住眼泪?

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But sometimes the bank should also withhold money from a government.
但有些时候,世行也应对一个政府停止捐助.

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Fear made him withhold the truth.
恐惧使他不敢说实话.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Bondsmen may withhold their services arbitrarily.
保人可以任意地不提供服务.

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It was unscrupulous of their lawyer to withhold evidence.
他们的律师隐瞒证据是不道德的.

《简明英汉词典》

Yes. It will state your gross salary, tax withhold, social security, other deductation, and net income.
是的,工资条上面会列出你的工资总额, 预扣的所得税, 社会保险, 其他扣款以及净收入额.

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To withhold truth is to bury gold.
隐瞒真理犹如埋葬黄金.

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I may withhold the truth at times, but I stop short of actually telling lies.
我有时候可能不说真话, 但事实上我不至于到说谎的地步.

《简明英汉词典》

Party A can withhold part or all deposit to offset the damage.
甲方可以扣留部分或全部保证金抵付乙方造成损失的费用开支.

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The COMPANY shall withhold such amount and pay it to the competent tax bureau.
本公司将为该员工代扣代徼个人所得税,并将应纳税款上交相应税务机关.

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The dam is too weak to withhold the pressure of the rising water.
水坝不够坚固,抵挡不住水上涨的压力.

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You may apply to the ECF Secretariat to withhold some data to the public.
你亦可向环保基金委员会秘书处申请把部分资料保密,不予公开.

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The paying enterprise or individual the withholding agent and withhold the IIT upon payment of income.
代扣代缴.由支付所得的单位或个人为扣缴任务人扣缴和申报缴纳个人所得税.纳税人不需另作申报.

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The EPA will presumably hesitate to withhold its permission after its setback in court.
一般认为,由于在法庭上遭受挫败,环保署可能会痛痛快快同意.

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You may apply to the ECF Committee Secretariat withhold some data from release to the public.
你亦可向环境及自然保育基金委员会秘书处申请把部分资料保密,不予公开.

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I couldn't withhold giving some loose to my indignation.
我忍不住要发泄一点我的愤怒.

辞典例句

The reader cannot withhold his interest and admiration.
读者无法抑制自己的兴趣和赞佩.

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As a parent, recouping that loan is much easier; you simply withhold payment.
作父母的要让孩子偿还借款再容易不过了, 只要扣下他们的每月零花钱就行了.

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To retain or withhold ( payment or property, for example ).
扣押保留 ( 例如:付款或财产 )

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So did we an obligation to override their demands and withhold futile resuscitative efforts?
那么我们有义务去忽略家人的要求而放弃无用的抢救么?

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The wife had the right to withhold consent in all transactions the husband would make.
妻子有权否决丈夫所做的所有交易.

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