Withhold

(verb.) hold back; refuse to hand over or share; 'The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room'.

(verb.) retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; 'My employer is withholding taxes'.

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• Well might he, doubtless knowing himself, withhold all pledge. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Not any passenger that sailed in the Quaker City will withhold his endorsement of what I have just said. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• She could not withhold it,' said the Secretary. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• It's easier to give it than to withhold it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• I do not dispute that you discharge your duty in asking me the question; you will not dispute my right to withhold the answer. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Go on; you are no friend if you withhold from me the truth. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• There was a reproach in the touch so addressed to him that she had not foreseen, or she would have withheld her hand. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• They have a right to claim a certain respect, and to feel wounded when it is withheld from them. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• He was shy and withheld, though full of attention. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• I have not withheld money, you mean, where it could assuage affliction. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Thus much had been granted her; and all besides withheld. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Their presence was not vital to her, she was withheld, she did not take them in. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• It was withheld. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• All this past summer, you have been withholding something from me. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.

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