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| | VERB FORMAL | | | /eksˈprəʊpriˌeɪt/ | | | | 1 | to take someone’ s land , money , or possessions and use them for public purposes 征用,没收(土地、财产等) | The county expropriated the land to widen the old main road. 该县征用土地用以拓宽旧的干道。 | | | | 2 | to take something that does not belong to you and use it for yourself 侵占;把…据为己有 | He expropriated food meant for the refugees and sold it on the black market. 他把用来救济难民的粮食据为己有,并拿到黑市上去出售。 | | | | DERIVED WORD | expropriation noun C/U | | /eksˌprəʊpriˈeɪʃn/ | | | expropriator noun C | | | |