withheld

英 [wɪðˈheld]

美 [wɪðˈheld]

v.  拒绝给; 不给
withhold的过去分词和过去式

COCA.41266

柯林斯词典

• VERB 拒绝给予;扣留
  If youwithholdsomething that someone wants, you do not let them have it.
  1. Police withheld the dead boy's name yesterday until relatives could be told...
     警方昨天拒绝在通知亲属前透露死亡男孩的姓名。
  2. Financial aid for Britain has been withheld...
     向英国提供的经济援助已经被扣。
  3. The captain decided to withhold the terrible news even from his officers.
     船长决定哪怕是对高级船员也要封锁这个可怕的消息。

双语例句

• Names of the dead and injured are being withheld pending notification of relatives
  在正式通知亲属前，伤亡人员名单暂时保密。
• Girls withheld their true thoughts and feelings in an attempt to maintain "perfect" relationships.
  女孩们抑制她们真实的想法和感受，企图维系和他人的“完美”关系。
• So I withheld my passion.
  于是我压住了火气。
• And you deliberately withheld it.
  但你却故意扣留了它。
• The government withheld money from your paychecks and held that money for a year without paying you any interest.
  政府会从你的收入中扣取一些钱，期限是一年，而且不付任何的利息。
• Visas were withheld from some members of the delegation.
  代表团的一些成员被拒发签证。
• You withheld information from the coroner's court?
  你向验尸官隐瞒了信息？
• The police withheld the victim's name.
  警察留下了受害人的姓名。
• That's because you withheld crucial information.
  那是因为你保留了关键的情报。
• The point is that it alerts you to something that is being withheld.
  重要的是，这个手势提醒了你事有隐情。