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, 沒收(財產等)
The new government expropriated his estate for military purposes. 新政府將他的地產徵作軍用.
(b) ~ sb (of sth) dispossess sb in this way (以徵用或沒收的方式)剝奪某人的(財產等的)所有權
She was expropriated (of her land). 她的(土地的)所有權已遭剝奪.
2 ~ sth (from sb/sth) take away (property, money, etc) illegally from the owners for one's own use (非法從物主處)取走(財物等)據(jù)為己有
He expropriated the jewels from the bank's safe. 他非法將他人的珠寶從銀行保險箱中取走.
??? 情景例句
As Ms. Smith has indicated on several previous occasions.
史密斯夫人在先前的幾個場合已表示過我們對目前的印刷的安排很滿意。
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.
水能載舟,也能覆舟。
Bring your babies to Ling Feng. He can take good care of your babies.