withholding是什么意思？

withholding

英[wɪð'həʊldɪŋ] 美[wɪθˈholdɪŋ, wɪð-]

• n. 扣交；
• v. 扣留( withhold的现在分词 )，拒绝给予，抑制（某事物），制止；

例句

• The judge suspected the witness was withholding information. 法官怀疑见证人在隐瞒情况.
• She was accused of withholding information from the police. 她被指控对警方知情不报。
• They are purposely withholding information. 他们故意隐瞒消息。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  拒绝给予;扣留
  If you withhold something that someone wants, you do not let them have it.
  例句
  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。 Financial aid for Britain has been withheld... 向英国提供的经济援助已经被扣。

英英词典释义

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

行业词典

• 法律： 预扣；
  金融： 扣缴；薪金扣款；预扣；预扣税款；