| 单词 | expropriate |
| 释义 | expropriate (once / 8041 pages) v Use the verb expropriate to describe the act of taking people's property, usually by a government. If you really like your neighbor's house, you may wish you could expropriate the property. To correctly pronounce expropriate, say "ex-PRO-pree-ate." It sounds a lot like another verb, appropriate and has a similar meaning. That's because of their shared Latin root proprius, which means "own." Expropriate is typically used to describe taking property — rather than smaller possessions — and a government or other official organization is usually the one doing the taking. For example, a state may expropriate property in order to build a new road. WORD FAMILYexpropriate: expropriated, expropriates, expropriating, expropriation+/expropriation: expropriations USAGE EXAMPLESIn response, Venezuela expropriated the assets of both companies. New York Times(Dec 13, 2016) Productivity collapsed and the aristocracy’s far-flung assets were expropriated, while Rome’s trade networks and fiscal structures were destroyed. New York Times(Dec 06, 2016) He meets a couple of guys who have a biplane, and want to purchase—in the sense of expropriate—the gas station. The New Yorker(Nov 28, 2016) v deprive of possessions The Communist government expropriated the landowners Hyper deprive, divest, strip take away possessions from someone |
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