withhold

Word family

with·hold /wɪðˈhəʊld, wɪθ- $ -ˈhoʊld/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp withheld /-ˈheld/) [transitiveT]

REFUSEto refuse to give someone something 拒绝给予，扣留

I withheld payment until they had completed the work.

我扣着钱，直到他们完工。

Ian was accused of withholding vital information from the police.

伊恩被控向警方隐瞒重要信息。

Examples from the Corpus

withhold• Where there is no love to start with, there is nothing of an abstract nature to withhold.• When the article was published, I asked for my name to be withheld.• To maintain the row's high pitch of energy, you need to make sure that sympathy is withheld by all parties.• Many were blacked out except for a sentence or less; other pages were withheld in their entirety.• Civil servants should be as helpful as possible, and withhold information only in the interests of national security.• Who do I think I am to withhold it so selfishly?• Doctors do not have the right to withhold necessary treatment from a patient.• The new law allows you to withhold payment if you think a bill is incorrect.• Given the power of the managerial hierarchy to dispense or withhold rewards, open acts of defiance expose individuals to reprisal.• She appreciated him, he said, flattered him, but always seemed to withhold something.• You have granted him the desire of his heart and have not withheld the request of his lips.• They can not withhold treatment as punishment for any reason.• He was accused of withholding vital evidence from the police.

From Longman Business Dictionary

withholdwith·hold /wɪDˈhəʊld, wɪθ--ˈhoʊld/ (past tensepst and past participlepp withheld /-ˈheld/) verb [transitiveT]

1to refuse to let someone have something

I withheld payment until they had completed the work.

Part of your salary is withheld for income tax.

2withhold facts/evidence/information to refuse to give information

The computer giant has hinted that it has some big plans, but has withheld details.

Origin withhold

(1200-1300) with “from” + hold

Chinese

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Corpus

IELTS BNC: 7039 COCA: 6650

withhold

verb

ADVERB | VERB + WITHHOLD | PREPOSITION

ADVERB

➤deliberately, intentionally (especially NAmE) 故意不給

VERB + WITHHOLD

➤threaten to威脅不給

◇The government was threatening to withhold future financial aid.政府在威脅停止未來的財政援助。

➤decide to決定不給

PREPOSITION

➤from對⋯隱瞞

◇He was accused of deliberately withholding information from the police.他被指控有意對警方隱瞞信息。

IELTS BNC: 7039 COCA: 6650

withhold