单词	misappropriate
释义	misappropriatemis‧ap‧pro‧pri‧ate /ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪt $ -ˈproʊ-/ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE misappropriate Simple Form Present I, you, we, they misappropriate he, she, it misappropriates Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they misappropriated Present perfect I, you, we, they have misappropriated he, she, it has misappropriated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had misappropriated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will misappropriate Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have misappropriated Continuous Form Present I am misappropriating he, she, it is misappropriating you, we, they are misappropriating Past I, he, she, it was misappropriating you, we, they were misappropriating Present perfect I, you, we, they have been misappropriating he, she, it has been misappropriating Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been misappropriating Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be misappropriating Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been misappropriating Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES During the trial, Raabe admitted that he misappropriated $80,000 of church funds. One professor had misappropriated research funds. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS An abortive attempt was made by Aprista newspapers to prove that the university had misappropriated public funds. In its narrowly defined sense the responsibility of stewardship is to demonstrate that those assets have not been misappropriated. Kadyrov himself has been accused of misappropriating funds from the republic's budget. Last year the council called in the police to investigate claims that council-owned building materials had been allegedly misappropriated for private use. The administrators are alleging that the company's money was misappropriated and paid away for no benefit to the company. The Archdiocese of San Francisco filed a civil lawsuit alleging that Greenlaw misappropriated up to $ 250, 000 from the church. This Timothy McVeigh seems to be one of this breed, even in his misappropriating of Jefferson's words. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto steal money that you have been trusted to look after► embezzle to steal money from the place where you work, especially over a long period of time: · The court was told that Julie had been embezzling funds for the last two years.· He embezzled large amounts of money to finance his gambling. ► misappropriate formal to steal money that you had been trusted to keep safe: · During the trial, Raabe admitted that he misappropriated $80,000 of church funds. ► have your fingers in the till British informal to steal money from the place where you work, especially when your work involves handling money: · They knew that money was going missing and Davy was eventually caught with his fingers in the till. WORD SETS► Crime abet, verbaccusation, nounaccuse, verbaffray, nounarson, nounassault, nounassault and battery, nounbackhander, nounbattery, nounbigamy, nounblack market, nounblack marketeer, nounbreak-in, nounbreaking and entering, nouncaper, nouncapital, adjectivecarjacking, nouncat burglar, nouncontract, nouncosh, nouncounterfeit, adjectivecounterfeit, verbcover, nouncrack, verbcriminal, adjectivecriminal, nouncriminal law, nouncriminal record, nouncriminology, nouncrook, nounculpable, adjectiveculprit, noundefamation, noundefraud, verbdelinquency, noundelinquent, adjectivedelinquent, noundesperado, noundisorderly, adjectivedrug baron, noundrug runner, nounDUI, nounembezzle, verbexpropriate, verbextort, verbeyewitness, nounfelon, nounfelony, nounfence, nounfiddle, nounfiddle, verbfiddler, nounfilch, verbfinger, verbfire-raising, nounfirst offender, nounflash, verbflasher, nounforge, verbforger, nounforgery, nounfoul play, nounframe, verbframe-up, nounfratricide, nounfraud, nounfreebooter, noungang, noungang-bang, noungang rape, noungangster, nounGBH, noungenocide, noungetaway, noungodfather, noungrand larceny, noungrass, noungrievous bodily harm, nounheist, nounhijack, verbhijack, nounhijacking, nounhit, nounhit-and-run, adjectivehit man, nounincriminate, verbindecent assault, nounindecent exposure, nouninfanticide, nounjob, nounjoyriding, nounjuvenile delinquent, nounkidnap, verblarceny, nounlibel, nounlibel, verblibellous, adjectivelow life, nounmafioso, nounmalpractice, nounmanslaughter, nounmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmatricide, nounmisappropriate, verbmisconduct, nounmisdeed, nounmisdemeanour, nounmobster, nounmoll, nounmug, verbmugshot, nounmurder, nounmurder, verbmurderer, nounmurderess, nounmuscleman, nounnark, nounnefarious, adjectiveneighbourhood watch, nounnick, verbno-go area, nounoffence, nounoffend, verboffender, nounold lag, nounorganized crime, nounoutlaw, nounparricide, nounpatricide, nounpetty larceny, nounPhotofit, nounpiracy, nounplant, verbpoach, verbpoacher, nounpossession, nounprivateer, nounprotection, nounprowl, verbprowler, nounpublic nuisance, nounpull, verbpunk, nounpurloin, verbraid, nounram-raiding, nounrape, verbrape, nounrapist, nounravish, verbreceiver, nounreceiving, nounrecidivist, nounregicide, nounring, nounringleader, nounriotous, adjectiverob, verbrobber, nounrobbery, nounroll, verbrustler, nounscheme, nounscheme, verbshady, adjectiveshoplift, verbshoplifting, nounslander, nounsmuggle, verbsnout, nounspeeding, nounstabbing, nounstalking, nounstatutory offence, nounstatutory rape, nounsteal, verbstoolpigeon, nounsupergrass, nounsuspect, nounswag, nountheft, nounthief, nounthievish, adjectivetorch, verbtraffic, nountrafficker, nountriad, noununder-the-counter, adjectiveunderworld, nounundesirable, nounvagrancy, nounvandal, nounvandalism, nounvandalize, verbvice, nounvigilante, nounvillainy, nounviolate, verbviolation, nounwanted, adjective formal to dishonestly take something that someone has trusted you with, especially money or goods that belong to your employer SYN  embezzle → appropriate:  He claimed the finance manager had misappropriated company funds.—misappropriation /ˌmɪsəprəʊpriˈeɪʃən $ -proʊ-/ noun [uncountable]:  the misappropriation of public funds
随便看	chick lit chickpea chickweed chiconomics chicory chide chief chief constable Chief Executive chief executive officer chief inspector chief justice chiefly chief of staff Chief Rabbi chief superintendent chieftain Chief Whip chiffon chignon chihuahua chilblains Chilcot Inquiry child child abuse

英语词典包含52748条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。