withhold

🇬🇧 UK/wið'hәuld/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To refuse to give, share, or reveal something; to hold back information or an object from someone.

扣留,拒绝给予;隐瞒(信息)

n.

An undisclosed wrongdoing or secret that one keeps hidden from others.

隐瞒的事情,未披露的过失

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
withprefix
+
holdother
=withhold

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The government attempted to withhold important information from the public.

  • 2.

    Employers are required to withhold taxes from employee paychecks.

  • 3.

    She refused to withhold her support from the activist despite public pressure.

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