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单词 expropriate
释义
expropriate
VERB  T  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 
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