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单词 withhold
释义 with·hold
I. \wə̇thˈhōld, withˈh-\ verb
(with·held \-ˈheld\ ; with·held \“\ ; or archaic with·hold·en \-ˈhōldən\ ; withholding ; withholds)
Etymology: Middle English withholden, from with (I) + holden to hold — more at hold
transitive verb
1. : to hold back : keep from action : check, restrain
 < frequent bursts of grief … obliged her, at intervals, to withhold her pen — Jane Austen >
2. : to desist or refrain from granting, giving, or allowing : keep in one's possession or control : keep back
 < distribute among the youngsters all blankets and provisions and gear, withholding for myself only a canteen — Hodding Carter >
 < withhold permission >
3. obsolete : to keep prisoner : detain
 < she perforce withholds the loved boy — Shakespeare >
intransitive verb
: forbear, refrain
 < a police traffic commission withheld from banning them — John Robbins >
Synonyms: see keep
II. transitive verb
: to deduct (withholding tax) from income
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