withdrawal
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with-draw-al /wid'droial;
wi0'd-/ noun 1 [u, C] the act of moving or taking sth away or
back IK ft; i|£|e]; ®.{s] the withdrawal of support ft # ft
1"# o the withdrawal of the UN troops from the region
0
the withdrawal of a product from the
market ftftlijft
2 [U] the
act of no longer taking part in sth or being a member
of an organization ; i!
' tb ( ) : his withdrawal from the election
ft Wild] 0 a
campaign for
amount of money out of
your bank account (
Ad3) You
can make withdrawals of up to
$250 a day.
ft-Aft250 TCo 4 [u] the period of time when sb is
getting used to not taking a drug that they have become addicted to, and the unpleasant effects of doing this # M IS
;
lit, ft] : I
got withdrawal symptoms after giving up smoking. 5 [C, usually sing.,
U] the act of saying that you no longer believe that sth you
have previously said is true ( )?fti&;jiiWiifW )
M 0 : The newspaper
published a withdrawal the next day. z: AAMTlifilft BJ 0 H23retraction
6 [U] {psychology ft) the behaviour of sb who wants
to be alone and does not want to communicate with other people
withdrawn /wiQ'droin/ adj. not wanting to talk to other
people; extremely quiet and shy ijLiKSWW; '16 MW; ftWW
wither /’wida(r)/ verb 1 if a plant withers
or sth withers
it, it dries
up and dies ( $* ) ttH, Dililt: [V] The grass had
withered in the warm sun.
W PH ATIftAT
o [also VN] 2
[V] ~ (away) to become less or weaker, especially before disappearing
completely # t$; ( X tt M if ) $ A , All our hopes just
withered away. ISin5ft#W#§?£[$$lnMA7o
withered /'widad;
NAmE -ard/ adj. [usually before noun]
1
(of plants tS#j) dried up and dead ftlft W; W
Pm shrivelled : withered
leaves 2 (of
people A) looking old because they are thin and weak and have very dry skin W; ttti W; AtS W 3 (of parts
of
the body # ft pP fit) thin and
weak and not fully developed because of disease -SgfsjW;
, j&W: withered limbs
withering /'wiQarir)/ adj.
(of a look,
remark, etc. ft I#, t^ilf^) intended to make sb feel silly or ashamed ft^'JW; {£A*£iIW;
ftAAHkgWW: withering scorn {£AXf£):SW35l§ o She
gave him a withering look.
HSo ►
witheringly adv.
with-ers /'wiQaz;
NAmE -arz/ noun [pi.] the highest part of a horse’s
back, between its shoulders ff ft ( ^ Ji I?
)
with hold /wid'hauld;
wi0'h-; NAmE -'hould/ verb (withheld, with
held /-'held/) [VN] ~ sth (from sb/sth) (formal) to
refuse to give sth to sb ft ^ in
HTl keep
back : She
was accused of withholding information from the police. »0
with holding tax noun [C, U]
(in the US) an amount of money that an employer takes out of sb’s income as tax
and pays directly to the government ( JUS ftHA.Ain IttftAftft) mmtx—
compare
PAY AS YOU EARN
with-in O-w/wi'Sm/
prep., adv.
uprep. 1 before a particular period of
time has passed; during a particular period of time ft ft ( ^J£Ej'N
) ; it ( FUSIN'l'a] ) : You
should receive a reply within
seven days. O The ambulance
arrived within minutes of the call being made, ft ft
ft ft Jl iH'P rt # tf3 ft ifc 3\
7 o 0 Two elections were held within the space of a year, ft—ft W
IB] # f*l T M 2 not further than a particular distance from sth*ft.(.£gfi£ft ) ; ft ( ) £|bT: ahouse
within a mile
of the station
o Is it
within walking distance? $P M ft ff ft
# 3\ ?
3 inside the
range or limits of sth ft A ( ft ft Bl git Rt It; ) ;
ft ( ftftHI ) ft 1*1: That question is not within the scope of this talk.
We are now
within range of enemy fire. f^nf&ft&tA ifc AW Alo O He finds it hard to live within his
income (= without
spending more than he earns), ilk^ nm i a WiftAftrS)f
lAMo E22outside 4 (formal) inside sth/sb ft M; ft • • |*| n|$: The
noise seems to be coming from within the building. IftlM S#AMW o 0 There is discontent within the farming
industry.
■ adv. (formal) inside ft M ffi; ft I*] nP: Cleaner
required. Apply within. (= on a sign) jf with OUt 0-w/wi'daut/ prep.,
adv. uprep. 1 not having, experiencing or showing sth ; (sk^i: They had gone two days without food, ftk i\ ) W A ^ifelfTo 0 He
found the place without difficulty, ilk it ft A ilk $ 3\ 7 ip M A c O She
spoke without much enthusiasm. Wo 2 not in the
company of
sbAfR -ft—A
- ffi#: Don’t go without me. %ij/t 3 not using or
taking sth
Can you see without your glasses? jam?
O Don’t
go out without your coat. #l] If A ft It ft A o 4 ~ (sb) doing sth not doing the
action mentioned ^ ( ) ; A; He left
without saying goodbye.
ftk M o O The party
was organized without her knowing anything about it. E ^ 5- ^ , M £P — A jjffftlo o You can’t make an omelette without
breaking eggs. o
without
wanting to
criticize, I think you could have done better. (= used before you
make a critical comment)
uadv. not having
or showing sth ;
iSjfe A : Do you want a room with a bath or one without? 11 A* 3?'ll?
'{ft )# |h] W |a] ? o If
there’s none left we’ll have to do without. l^fnttRwhwtjo 0 I’m sure
we’ll manage
without.
$cffifg|icf]fbi#^Wo .with-1 profit (also .with-'profits)
adj. (BrE) used to describe an insurance policy or
an investment where the amount paid includes a share in the company’s profits
() 3BIW, *WJ'$W with stand /wiS'staend; wi0's-/ verb
(with stood, withstood /-’stud/) [VN] (formal) to
be strong enough not to be hurt or damaged by extreme conditions, the use of
force, etc. IK ft; 135 ft; l£3§:ft ETH! resist,
stand up to
: The materials used have to be able to withstand high
temperatures. gfti&R}
o o They
had withstood siege, hunger and deprivation.
wit-less /'wrtles/
adj. silly or stupid; not sensible M M W; H3J1 foolish rm be
scared/bored
'witless (informaf) to be
extremely frightened or bored
win;
wit-neSS o-w /'Witnas/
noun, verb mnoun
2
PERSON WHO SEES STH -flt # 1 (also
eye-wit ness) [C]
a person who sees
sth happen and is able to describe it to other people @ ft #; JaL ft A: Police have appealed
for witnesses to the accident. If ft ft ftE ^ W @ ft# ft MftiiHo 0 a witness to the
killing % XU W @
Si
iEA
3
IN COURT feiA 2 [C] a person who
gives evidence in
court iEA: a
defence/prosecution witness W /}$ ft W iE A 0 to appear as (a)
witness for the defence/ prosecution vE
4
OF SIGNATURE 3 [C] a person who
is present when an official document is signed and who also signs it to prove
that they saw this happen JaLtIA; A: He was one of the witnesses at our wedding. hEUA^-o
5
OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS m
& fg ffil. 4 [U] evidence of a
person’s strong religious beliefs, that they show by what they say and do in
public JaL ffi ( UiWftiE^if # ) —
see also Jehovah’s Witness
tmi be (a)
'witness to sth 1 (formal) to see sth take place gft, #JaL ( )
: He has been witness
to a
terrible murder, ftk @ ft T—i^SW^llllto 2 to show that sth is true; to provide evidence
for sth ft His good health is
a witness
to the
success of the treatment.
bear/give 'witness (to
sth) to provide evidence of the truth of sth ft • • • ft iE; iEBJ]