| 单词 | overwithhold |
| 释义 | overwithhold in British English (ˌəʊvəwɪðˈhəʊld) verbWord forms: -holds, -holding or -held (transitive) accounting to deduct more (withholding tax) than is owed overwithhold in American English (ˌouvərwɪθˈhould, -wɪð-) (verb -held, -holding) transitive verb 1. to withhold too much 2. to deduct (an amount in withholding tax) in excess of the tax to be paid intransitive verb 3. to withhold oneself excessively 4. to deduct too much withholding tax Word origin [1970–75; over- + withhold]This word is first recorded in the period 1970–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: New Age, cornrow, salsa, stress test, urban legendover- is a prefixal use of over, occurring in various senses in compounds (overboard; overcoat; overhang; overlap; overlord; overrun; overthrow), and especially employed, with the sense of “over the limit,” “to excess,” “toomuch,” “too,” to form verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and nouns (overact; overcapitalize; overcrowd; overfull; overmuch; oversupply; overweight), and many others, mostly self-explanatory: a hyphen, which is commonly absent fromold or well-established formations, is sometimes used in new coinages or in any wordswhose component parts it may be desirable to set off distinctly |
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