
v.抑制;阻擋;扣留;保留
The readers cannot withhold their admiration. 讀者無法抑制自己的敬佩。
How shall I withhold from tears when we part? 我們離別時我如何忍得住眼淚呢?
The dam is too weak to withhold the pressure of the rising water. 水壩不夠牢固,抵擋不住水上漲的壓力。
The board have decide to withhold part of their grant money from certain student. 委員會決定不發(fā)給某些學(xué)生的部分助學(xué)金。
I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract. 他們履行合同后,我才付錢。
withhold的基本意思是“抑制”“制止”,如“扣留”某事物、“保留”某意見或想法等,還可表示“止住”眼淚等。
withhold一般用作及物動詞,接名詞或代詞作賓語; 用作不及物動詞時,常與介詞from連用。
withhold的過去式和過去分詞均為withheld。