一、详细释义：


v.

保留，扣留，拒绝给予 [T]


例句：

The Nixon Administration deliberately withhold supplies from Israel to make it more tractable in negotiations.

尼克松政府蓄意扣留军需品不给以色列，以便使它在谈判中较为驯服。


例句：

Financial aid for Britain has been withheld.

向英国提供的经济援助已经被扣。


隐瞒 [T]


例句：

The witness withheld the details from the judge.

证人对法官隐瞒了细节。


例句：

You will withhold facts from me that I need to know.

有些我需要知道的事实，你却会隐瞒我。


阻止，阻挡 [T]


例句：

The dam can withhold the pressure of the water.

大坝可以阻挡水的压力。


例句：

The dam was 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。


克制，抑制，忍住 [I,T]


例句：

The reader cannot withhold his interest and admiration.

读者无法抑制自己的兴趣和赞佩。


例句：

We couldn't withhold our laughter.

我们忍不住大笑起来。


二、词义辨析：


keep,retain,reserve,preserve,conserve,withhold

这些动词均有“保持，保存”之意。 keep最常用词，指长时间牢固地保持或保存。 retain指继续保持。 reserve正式用词，指为了将来的用途或其他用途而保存、保留。 preserve主要指为防止损害、变质等而保存。 conserve一般指保存自然资源，保全人的精力、力量等。 withhold指扣住不放，暗示有阻碍。


三、参考例句：


To withhold truth is to bury gold.

隐瞒真理犹如埋葬黄金。


I have nothing to withhold from you.

我没有什么事要对你隐瞒。


We couldn't withhold our laughter.

我们忍不住大笑起来。


Never withhold an apology when it's merited.

该道歉时就道歉。


He tried to withhold the truth from me.

他企图对我隐瞒真相。


The dam can withhold the pressure of the water.

大坝可以阻挡水的压力。


Often the authorities would withhold mail out of spite.

有时，当局还常常恶意扣压信函。


The reader cannot withhold his interest and admiration.

读者无法抑制自己的兴趣和赞佩。


The dam was too weak to withhold the pressure of the rising water.

水坝不够牢固，抵挡不住水势上涨的压力。


Shall I draw back my forehead from his embrace, or withhold my hand from his?

我应该不接受他的拥抱，不让他吻我的额头，不与他握手吗？