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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New York is built on a group of islands on the east coast of the USA at a point where several rivers flow into the ocean.
纽约市建立在美国东海岸的一群岛屿上，那儿是好几条河流入海的交汇点。
He says that all this happened after I started work.
他说，这一切都是在我开始工作后才发生的。
It was a Sunday in May. My brother and I had decided to go off for a long walk while we were staying with my grandparents in the French countryside.
5月的一个星期天，我和弟弟决定去远足。当时我们住在法国乡下的祖父母家中。