| 短语 | hold out on |
| 释义 | hold out on informal refuse to give something, typically information, to (someone) 〈非正式〉拒绝给（尤指信息）。 hold out on1.隐瞒不告诉：A child held out on his mother that he had quarrelled with a neighbouring boy，because he was afraid his mother would scold him.跟一个邻居男孩吵嘴的事，孩子隐瞒不告诉他的母亲，因为他怕母亲责骂他。2.扣压不复：That office worker handed in an application for transfer，but his director held out on him.那位职员提出调职申请，但是他的主任扣压着不答复他。 |
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