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1. 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。

2. Visas were withheld from some members of the delegation.
    代表团的一些成员被拒发签证。

3. withhold是什么意思

3. He''s withholding his approval.
    他不肯同意。

4. The judge suspected the witness was withholding information.
    法官怀疑见证人在隐瞒情况。

1. 扣留：Donohue等人(1972:43)的研究则进一步指出,守门行为不只是新闻选择而已,实际上还包括对讯息的形塑(shaping)、凸显(display)、安排时段(timing)、淡化或扣留(withhold)、重复(repetition)等.

2. 拒绝：随着医学技术的发展,使ICU(intensive care unit)内一些没有希望的病人延长生命,既造成医疗资源的浪费,又加重了患者及家属的负担.近几年在许多国家实行了拒绝(withhold)或撤离(withdrawl)生命支持[1,2].然而,由于我国的法律、法规比较滞后,

3. 保留：槟州对大马发展来说是很重要的,尤其是槟州制造品占了30%的大马出口;若槟州失败,大马也会失败. 他说,当初也就是因为槟州反对党领袖阿查哈要求政府废除第二大桥计划,导致韩国三星保留(withhold)放弃原本要进行的30亿令吉投资.

1. 拒绝给予;扣留
    If you withhold something that someone wants, you do not let them have it.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. Financial aid for Britain has been withheld...
           向英国提供的经济援助已经被扣。

1. hold back
    refuse to hand over or share

    e.g. The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room

    Synonym: keep back

2. retain and refrain from disbursing
    of payments

    e.g. My employer is withholding taxes

    Synonym: deductrecoup