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🔑 ap·pro·pri·ate AW BrE /əˈprəʊpriət/NAmE /əˈproʊpriət/ adjectivesuitable, acceptable or correct for the particular circumstances 合适的；恰当的◆an appropriate response/measure/method 恰如其分的反应；恰当的措施/方法◆Now that the problem has been identified, appropriate action can be taken. 现在既已找出问题的症结，即可采取适当行动。◆Is now an appropriate time to make a speech? 现在发表演讲是不是时候？◆Please debit my Mastercard/Visa/American Express card ( delete as appropriate) (= cross out the options that do not apply). 请在我的万事达/维萨/美国运通信用卡（删除不适用者）账户中扣除。◆~ for sthJeans are not appropriate for a formal party. 正式聚会上穿牛仔裤不合适。◆~ to sthThe book was written in a style appropriate to the age of the children. 这本书的文体适合儿童阅读。 OPP inappropriate ▸ ap·pro·pri·ate·ly AW BrE /əˈprəʊpriətli/NAmE /əˈproʊpriətli/ adverb◆The government has been accused of not responding appropriately to the needs of the homeless. 政府未采取恰当的措施以应无家可归者的需要，为此已受到谴责。◆The chain of volcanoes is known, appropriately enough, as the 'Ring of Fire'. 人们把这火山链很恰当地称作 “火环”。▸ ap·pro·pri·ate·ness AW BrE /əˈprəʊpriətnəs/NAmE /əˈproʊpriətnəs/ noun [U] 🔑 ap·pro·pri·ate AW verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they appropriate BrE /əˈprəʊprieɪt/ NAmE /əˈproʊprieɪt/present simple - he / she / it appropriates BrE /əˈprəʊprieɪts/ NAmE /əˈproʊprieɪts/past simple appropriated BrE /əˈprəʊprieɪtɪd/ NAmE /əˈproʊprieɪtɪd/past participle appropriated BrE /əˈprəʊprieɪtɪd/ NAmE /əˈproʊprieɪtɪd/ -ing form appropriating BrE /əˈprəʊprieɪtɪŋ/ NAmE /əˈproʊprieɪtɪŋ/BrE /əˈprəʊprieɪt/NAmE /əˈproʊprieɪt/(formal) ~ sthto take sth, sb's ideas, etc. for your own use, especially illegally or without permission 盗用；挪用；占用；侵吞◆He was accused of appropriating club funds. 他被控盗用俱乐部资金。◆Some of the opposition party's policies have been appropriated by the government. 反对党的一些政策已被政府照搬照用。~ sth (for sth) to take or give sth, especially money for a particular purpose 拨（专款等）◆Five million dollars have been appropriated for research into the disease. 已拨款五百万美元用于这种疾病的研究。 ➡ compare misappropriate |