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.
That sounds very interesting! I'll buy some frozen peas at the supermarket on my way home.
听起来很有趣!我回家时在超级市场买些冻豌豆。
On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read