英语单词 | withhold |
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英美音标 | 英 [wɪð'həʊld] 美 [wɪð'hoʊld] |
中文释义 | v.抑制;阻挡;扣留;保留 |
英语例句 | (1) The readers cannot withhold their admiration. (2) How shall I withhold from tears when we part? (3) The dam is too weak to withhold the pressure of the rising water. (4) The board have decide to withhold part of their grant money from certain student. (5) I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract. |
中文例句 | (1) 读者无法抑制自己的敬佩。 (2) 我们离别时我如何忍得住眼泪呢? (3) 水坝不够牢固,抵挡不住水上涨的压力。 (4) 委员会决定不发给某些学生的部分助学金。 (5) 他们履行合同后,我才付钱。 |
vocabulary简明 | If you keep something back and don't share it, you withhold it. You can withhold things such as permission, emotion, or information. You might get into trouble if you withhold information from your parents or the police. |
vocabulary扩展 | The verb withhold means to deduct from a payment and hold back. Your job will withhold money from your paycheck for things like taxes. You may also choose to withhold money from your check for healthcare, retirement, and numerous other voluntary accounts. The past tense of the verb withhold is withheld. Withhold is spelled with a double h because it is made by combining the words with and hold. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]拒绝给予;扣留 If you withhold something that someone wants, you do not let them have it. [V n] [V n [Also V [FORMAL 正式]
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