释义 |
expropriate UK [ɪk'sprəʊ.pri.eɪt] US [-'sproʊ-] formal verb transitive ■to take away money or property especially for public use without payment to the owner, or for personal use illegally (尤指无偿充公)征用,没收;(尤指个人非法)侵占,把…据为己有•He was discovered to have been expropriating company funds.他被发现一直在侵吞公司资金。 |