[with obj.]refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another) 拒给,不给 the name of the dead man is being withheld. 死者姓名不予披露。 [as noun withholding]the withholding of consent to treatment. 不同意治疗。 ■suppress or hold back (an emotion or reaction) 克制;抑制(情感或反应等)
派生 withholder noun 语源
Middle English: from the prefix with- 'away' + the verb hold