expropriate
v[Tn, Tn.pr]
(fml or law 文或律)
1 ~ sth (from sb)
(a) take away (property, etc) for public use without payment to the owner 徵用, 没收(财产等)
The new government expropriated his estate for military purposes. 新政府将他的地产徵作军用.
(b) ~ sb (of sth) dispossess sb in this way (以徵用或没收的方式)剥夺某人的(财产等的)所有权
She was expropriated (of her land). 她的(土地的)所有权已遭剥夺.
2 ~ sth (from sb/sth) take away (property, money, etc) illegally from the owners for one's own use (非法从物主处)取走(财物等)据为己有
He expropriated the jewels from the bank's safe. 他非法将他人的珠宝从银行保险箱中取走.
🗣️ 情景例句
As Ms. Smith has indicated on several previous occasions.
史密斯夫人在先前的几个场合已表示过我们对目前的印刷的安排很满意。
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.
水能载舟,也能覆舟。
Bring your babies to Ling Feng. He can take good care of your babies.