confiscated

confiscated — 動詞

  • confiscatedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • confiscateds3rd person singular
  • confiscateding-ing form
  • confiscatededpast simple

1. to officially take away someone's property or possessions because they have brok

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

沒收；查扣

官方強制取走物品

to officially take away someone's property or possessions because they have broken a law or rule, usually as a punishment; a customs officer might confiscate illegal goods at the border, or a teacher might confiscate a phone from a student using it during a test.

例句

Customs officers confiscated the fake designer handbags before they could enter the country.

海關官員在仿冒名牌包進入該國前就將它們查扣了。

confiscate + concrete objects at border

The referee confiscated the player's jersey after he argued with the call.

裁判沒收了該球員的球衣，因為他對判決提出抗議。

同義詞
  • seize

    more general: can be by any authority or force; does not always involve a penalty or return

  • impound

    specifically for vehicles, animals, or documents held by authorities until legal conditions are met

  • confiscated
反義詞
  • return

    to give back what was taken

  • restore

    to return something to its previous owner after confiscation

文法句型

confiscate + noun phrase

be confiscated (by someone)

用法筆記

Frequently used in passive constructions, especially in contexts of law, customs, or school discipline. The confiscated item may be returned after a specific period (e.g. a phone returned after class) or kept permanently (e.g. illegal goods).

常見錯誤

❌The police confiscated him the car.
✅The police confiscated the car from him.
💡confiscate takes the item as direct object; the person is introduced with 'from'.
❌The teacher confiscated my phone for two days.
✅The teacher took my phone and kept it for two days.' Or 'The teacher confiscated my phone and held onto it for two days.
💡'confiscate' describes the act of taking, not the holding period.

confiscated — 形容詞