appropriated

英 [əˈprəʊprieɪtɪd]

美 [əˈproʊprieɪtɪd]

v.  盗用; 挪用; 占用; 侵吞; 拨(专款等)
appropriate的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：appropriated　过去式：appropriated　

经济

COCA.32786

柯林斯词典

The adjective is pronounced /ə'prəʊpriət/. The verb is pronounced /ə'prəʊprieɪt/. 形容词读作/ə'prəʊpriət/，动词读作/ə'prəʊprieɪt/。


• ADJ-GRADED 适当的;合适的;恰当的
  Something that isappropriateis suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
  1. It is appropriate that Irish names dominate the list...
     名单上大部分是爱尔兰名字，这没什么不合适的。
  2. Dress neatly and attractively in an outfit appropriate to the job...
     着装要整洁美观，适合于这份工作。
  3. The teacher can then take appropriate action.
     老师到时可以采取适当的行动。
• VERB 私占；侵吞；盗用；挪用
  If someoneappropriatessomething which does not belong to them, they take it, usually without the right to do so.
  1. Several other newspapers have appropriated the idea...
     另外有几家报社已盗用了这个创意。
  2. The land was simply appropriated by the rulers.
     土地完全被统治者霸占。
• VERB 拨出（专款）
  If a government or organizationappropriatesan amount of money for a particular purpose, it reserves it for that purpose.
  1. Senator Lugar is skeptical that Congress will appropriate more funding for this purpose.
     参议员卢格怀疑国会是否会拨出更多资金用于此目的。

双语例句

• A sum has been appropriated for the new buildings in the local schools.
  已拨出一笔款项作为建筑当地学校新校舍之用。
• The cashier was under suspicion of having appropriated some of the firm's money.
  那个出纳员有挪用公司款项的嫌疑。
• This room has been appropriated to reading.
  这房间已拨作阅览室。
• There needs to be appropriated monies for this.
  这些都需要适当的费用来构成。
• Investment capital will be appropriated.
  资本投资都会被挪用撤销。
• $ 20000 has been appropriated for the new school buildings.
  已拨款2万美元建造新校舍。
• The government has appropriated funds to set up a library here.
  政府已拨款在这里建立一个图书馆。
• The answer is that they appropriated much of the wealth of a collapsing superpower.
  答案是他们侵吞了一个崩溃的超级大国的大量财富。
• Retained earnings appropriated according to Company Law or related regulations.
  指依公司法或其他相关法令规定，自盈馀中指拨之公积。
• He appropriated a great deal of the company's money.
  他侵吞了公司的大笔资金。