1 appropriate /əˈproʊprijət/ adjective Learner's definition of APPROPRIATE
[more appropriate; most appropriate]
: right or suited for some purpose or situation适合的；恰当的 -
It's a formal occasion and appropriate attire/dress/clothing is expected. [=you are expected to wear formal clothing]这是正式场合，应当穿着得体。
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Red wine would have been a more appropriate choice with the meal.这顿饭本应当配红葡萄酒更为合适。
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We'll need to find an appropriate [=suitable] place to store the fuel.我们要找一个合适的地方贮藏燃料。
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Do you think the movie is appropriate for small children (to see)? = Do you think it's appropriate for small children to see the movie?你认为这部电影适合儿童观看吗？
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The movie is perfectly/entirely appropriate to/for people of all ages.这部电影老少咸宜。
— opposite inappropriate
— appropriately
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The dinner is formal, so please dress appropriately.这是正式宴会，请着装得体。
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She met her husband, appropriately enough, at a wedding.机缘巧合，她与丈夫是在一次婚礼上相识的。
— appropriateness
noun [noncount] 2 appropriate /əˈproʊpriˌeɪt/ verb appropriates; appropriated; appropriating
appropriates; appropriated; appropriating
Learner's definition of APPROPRIATE
[+ object]
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: to get or save (money) for a specific use or purpose拨出（款项）供专用 2
: to take or use (something) especially in a way that is illegal, unfair, etc.私占；侵吞；挪用 -
The economy has been weakened by corrupt officials who have appropriated the country's resources for their own use.经济被那些侵占国家资源为己所用的贪官们削弱了。
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Elements of the design were appropriated from other architects.这个设计的一些部分盗用了其他建筑师的成果。
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The term “bad” has been appropriated by teenagers as a synonym for “good.”*bad一词已被青少年擅自用为good的同义词。
— compare misappropriate