[VERB 动词]拒绝给予;扣留 If you withhold something that someone wants, you do not let them have it.
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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。
Financial aid for Britain has been withheld...
向英国提供的经济援助已经被扣。
The captain decided to withhold the terrible news even from his officers.
船长决定哪怕是对高级船员也要封锁这个可怕的消息。
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The withholding of property from the market may cause prices to be higher than normal.
捂盘可能导致房价过高。
Oxford
with·hold/wɪðˈhəʊld; NAmEwɪðˈhoʊld//wɪθˈhəʊld; NAmEwɪθˈhoʊld/verb(with·held,with·held/wɪðˈheld; NAmEwɪðˈheld//wɪθˈheld; NAmEwɪθˈheld/)withholdsth (from sb/sth) ( formal) to refuse to give sth to sb 拒绝给;不给SYNkeep back◆She was accused of withholding information from the police.她被指控对警方知情不报。withholdwithholdswithheldwithholdingwith·hold/wɪðˈhəʊld; NAmEwɪðˈhoʊld/with·held/wɪðˈheld; NAmEwɪðˈheld/
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withholdwith‧hold /wɪðˈhəʊld, wɪθ- $ -ˈhoʊld/ ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle withheld /-ˈheld/) [transitive]
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to refuse to give someone something: I withheld payment until they had completed the work. Ian was accused of withholding vital information from the police.
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