withhold
verb (formal)Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they withhold | |
he / she / it withholds | |
past simple withheld | |
past participle withheld | |
-ing form withholding |
- withhold something (from somebody/something)
to refuse to give something to somebody synonym keep back拒绝给;不给 She was accused of withholding information from the police. 她被指控对警方知情不报。 Payment was withheld until the work was completed. 付款被扣留,直到工作完成。 The government was threatening to withhold future financial aid. 政府在威胁停止未来的财政援助。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deliberately
- intentionally
- threaten to
- decide to
- from
Word OriginMiddle English: from the prefix with- ‘away’ + the verb hold.