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with·hold /wɪðˈhəʊld，wɪθ-/ vt. | vi.(-held /-ˈheld/)
❶ vt.
1. 使停止；阻挡
be obliged to withhold one's pen 被迫搁笔
The dam was too weak to withhold the pressure of the rising water. 水坝不够牢固，抵挡不住水上涨的压力。
2. 拒给，不给
withhold one's support 不予支持
a campaign to withhold taxes 罢税运动
Families withheld rent and were evicted. 住户不交房租，被赶出了房屋。
3. 把…留下，保留；〈古〉扣留，扣押
withhold a portion for oneself 给自己留一份
4. 不吐露，隐瞒
withhold the truth (news, details) from sb. 对某人隐瞒真相(消息，详情)
5. 〈美〉扣除，代扣(所得税等)
❷ vi.
克制，自制 (from)
withhold from spreading the news 克制着不扩散消息
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