mis·ap·pro·pri·ateBrE/ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪt/NAmE/ˌmɪsəˈproʊprieɪt/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theymisappropriateBrE/ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪt/NAmE/ˌmɪsəˈproʊprieɪt/present simple - he / she / itmisappropriatesBrE/ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪts/NAmE/ˌmɪsəˈproʊprieɪts/past simplemisappropriatedBrE/ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪtɪd/NAmE/ˌmɪsəˈproʊprieɪtɪd/past participlemisappropriatedBrE/ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪtɪd/NAmE/ˌmɪsəˈproʊprieɪtɪd/ -ing formmisappropriatingBrE/ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪtɪŋ/NAmE/ˌmɪsəˈproʊprieɪtɪŋ/~sth(formal) totakesbelse'smoneyorpropertyforyourself, especiallywhentheyhavetrustedyoutotakecareofit私吞；挪用SYNembezzle➡ compareappropriateverb▸mis·ap·pro·pri·ationBrE/ˌmɪsəˌprəʊpriˈeɪʃn/NAmE/ˌmɪsəˌproʊpriˈeɪʃn/noun[U]