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confiscate美 ['kɑnfɪ.skeɪt] 英 ['kɒnfɪ.skeɪt] 过去分词:confiscated 现在分词:confiscating 第三人称单数:confiscates v. repossess,take away,remove,sequester,seize 1. | ~ sth (尤指作为惩罚)没收,把…充公to officially take sth away from sb, especially as a punishment |
| Their land was confiscated after the war. 他们的土地在战后被没收。 | | The teacher threatened to confiscate their phones if they kept using them in class. 老师警告说,如果他们上课时继续使用手机就予以没收。 |
v. | 1. to take somebody's property with authority, or appropriate property for personal use as if with authority 2. to seize property legally forfeited to the public treasury as a penalty 3. to officially remove someone’s possessions for legal reasons or as a punishment | adj. | 1. taken legally, or forfeited 2. having had property taken away legally or by forfeiture |
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