withholding

英 [wɪðˈhəʊldɪŋ]

美 [wɪðˈhoʊldɪŋ]

v.  拒绝给; 不给
withhold的现在分词

现在分词：withholding　

BNC.19577 / COCA.16957

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。

英英释义

noun

• the act of deducting from an employee's salary
• the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control
  1. I resented his withholding permission
  2. there were allegations of the withholding of evidence
• income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer
  Synonym:withholding tax

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