v.抑制；阻挡；扣留；保留
The readers cannot withhold their admiration. 读者无法抑制自己的敬佩。
How shall I withhold from tears when we part? 我们离别时我如何忍得住眼泪呢？
The dam is too weak to withhold the pressure of the rising water. 水坝不够牢固，抵挡不住水上涨的压力。
The board have decide to withhold part of their grant money from certain student. 委员会决定不发给某些学生的部分助学金。
I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract. 他们履行合同后，我才付钱。
withhold的基本意思是“抑制”“制止”,如“扣留”某事物、“保留”某意见或想法等,还可表示“止住”眼泪等。
withhold一般用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语; 用作不及物动词时,常与介词from连用。
withhold的过去式和过去分词均为withheld。
