withhold
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you withhold something that someone wants, you do not let them have it. 拒絕給[正式]
Police withheld the dead boy's name yesterday until relatives could be told. 警察昨天拒絕在通知親屬前透露死去男孩的名字。
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withhold /w?e?h??ld, w?θ-/ (withholding,withheld,/w?e?h??ld/withholds)
劍橋詞典
- to refuse to give something or to keep back something
拒絕給與；扣留
to withhold information /support 拒絕提供消息／給予支持
During the trial , the prosecution was accused of withholding crucial evidence from the defence . 審判期間，原告方被指控對(duì)被告方隱瞞了十分重要的證據(jù)。
Police are withholding the dead woman's name until her relatives have been informed . 在通知女性死者的親屬之前，警方拒絕透露她的名字。
She withheld her rent until the landlord agreed to have the repairs done. 她拒付房租，直到房東答應(yīng)進(jìn)行維修。
The government is planning to withhold benefit payments from single mothers who refuse to name the father of their child . 對(duì)于那些拒絕說出自己孩子的父親是誰的單身母親，政府正在計(jì)劃取消她們的救濟(jì)金。 返回 withhold