Withhold
[ wɪð'hold ]
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vt. 扣留;拒绝给予;抑制（某事物）;制止，阻挡;
vi. 忍住，克制;
💡 词根助记
with向后，相反+hold拿住→拿住不让向前→阻止
📝 例句
You are no friend if you withhold from me the truth.
如果你不告诉我真相，你就不够朋友。
Most antelopes can withhold their young for weeks, even months.
绝大部分羚羊能把分娩期推迟几个星期，甚至几个月。
I have nothing to withhold from you.
我没有什么事要对你隐瞒。
Most antelopes, for example, can withhold their young for weeks, even months.
例如，绝大部分羚羊能把分娩期推迟几个星期，甚至几个月。
🌱 联想助记
【记】with-一起,hold-握住、抓住:一起拿住不放→不给
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
with-表示“相反”
📖 牛津释义
withhold
v
(pt, pp withheld ) (fml 文)
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (from sb/sth) (fml 文) refuse to give sth; keep sth back 拒绝给某事物; 保留某事物
withhold one's consent/permission 拒不同意[准许]
withhold information 保留住信息
The board has decided to withhold part of their grant money from certain students. 委员会决定不发给某些学生的部分助学金.
(b) [Tn] hold (sth) back; restrain 抑制（某事物）; 制止
We couldn't withhold our laughter. 我们忍不住大笑起来.
🎯 考研助记
with(一起)+hold(拿，握着):拿住不放- 拒绝 让.留住
🔁 扩展释义
*[wið'hәuld]vt. 使停止, 扣留, 保留, 拒给vi. 克制, 忍住【经】 扣留, 不给, 扣除相关词组: withhold from doing sth
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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I insist on taking proper food for this expedition. The men often fall ill and suffer fever, so I have decided to take live animals.
我坚持认为，这次探险要携带合适的食物。水手经常生病发烧，因此我决定带活的动物。
She spelled out for me the things that the teachers taught.
教师所教的东西，她都为我拼写出来。
Finally, he demanded an end to the British rule over India and independence for his country.
最后，他要求结束英国对印度的统治，为他的祖国争取独立。