defund

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defund — 動詞

  • defundpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • defundshe / she / it
  • defundedpast simple
  • defunding-ing form

1. to take away some or all of the money that lets a service, program, or organizat

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

停撥經費

取消對機構或方案的資金支持

to take away some or all of the money that lets a service, program, or organization keep operating

例句

City leaders voted to defund the late-night bus route next year.

市府官員投票決定明年停撥這條夜間公車路線的經費。

vote to defund + public service

Parents protested after the board tried to defund the school arts program.

董事會試圖停撥學校藝術課程的經費後，家長們發起抗議。

try to defund + program

常見搭配
  • defund a program
  • defund the police
  • defund a service
  • defund a department
  • defund a clinic
同義詞
  • cut funding for

    broader and less forceful; it can describe a smaller reduction rather than removing support altogether

  • withdraw support from

    broader than money alone and can also refer to political backing or help

  • underfund

    means to provide too little money, not to remove funding itself

反義詞
  • fund

    to provide the money needed for a service, project, or organization

  • finance

    a slightly more formal verb for supplying money

  • subsidize

    to support with money, often from the government

文法句型

defund + service / program / organization

vote to defund + object

be defunded under + budget

用法筆記

Usually used for an official decision by a government, board, or other authority. The object is often a public service, department, police force, clinic, or programme rather than an individual person.

常見錯誤

The city defunded from the library.
The city defunded the library.
'defund' takes the service or organization directly as its object.

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常用片語

  • vote to defund
  • move to defund
  • calls to defund
  • threaten to defund