with·hold
verb/wɪðˈhəʊld/, /wɪθˈhəʊld/
/wɪðˈhəʊld/, /wɪθˈhəʊld/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they withhold | /wɪðˈhəʊld/, /wɪθˈhəʊld/ /wɪðˈhəʊld/, /wɪθˈhəʊld/ |
| he / she / it withholds | /wɪðˈhəʊldz/, /wɪθˈhəʊldz/ /wɪðˈhəʊldz/, /wɪθˈhəʊldz/ |
| past simple withheld | /wɪðˈheld/, /wɪθˈheld/ /wɪðˈheld/, /wɪθˈheld/ |
| past participle withheld | /wɪðˈheld/, /wɪθˈheld/ /wɪðˈheld/, /wɪθˈheld/ |
| -ing form withholding | /wɪðˈhəʊldɪŋ/, /wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ/ /wɪðˈhəʊldɪŋ/, /wɪθˈhəʊldɪŋ/ |
- withhold something (from somebody/something) to refuse to give something to somebody
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.
直到工作完成后才付款。 - 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. - She was accused of withholding information from the police.