expropriate

IPA/eksˈprəʊprieɪt/
KK[ɛksprˈopriˌet]IPA/eksˈprəʊprieɪt/

expropriate — 動詞

  • expropriatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • expropriateshe / she / it
  • expropriatedpast simple
  • expropriating-ing form

1. to take land, money, or other property away from its owner, usually so that a go

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

徵收；強佔

政府徵收私有財產供公用，常未付補償

to take land, money, or other property away from its owner, usually so that a government can use it for the public, and often without paying the owner what it is worth

例句

The state moved to expropriate the farmland so a new airport could be built there.

政府準備徵收這片農地，以便在那裡興建一座新機場。

expropriate + property for public use

Thousands of small landowners were expropriated when the dam flooded the whole valley.

水壩淹沒整座山谷時，數千名小地主的土地都被徵收了。

passive: be expropriated by an authority

常見搭配
  • expropriate land
  • expropriate property
  • expropriate without compensation
  • expropriate private assets
同義詞
  • confiscate

    take as a penalty or under official power, often for breaking a rule

  • seize

    take suddenly and by force; less tied to property law

  • appropriate

    take for one's own use, sometimes wrongly; broader and less official

反義詞

文法句型

expropriate + noun (land/property/assets)

be expropriated by + authority

用法筆記

Frequently passive, with the former owner as subject (the family was expropriated). The taker is usually a state, city, or army, and the thing taken is usually land, buildings, or other valuable assets.

常見錯誤

The bank expropriated my late payment.
The government expropriated the family's land.
expropriate is about an authority seizing valuable property, not about everyday charges or fees.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • expropriate land
  • expropriate property
  • expropriate assets
  • expropriate farmland

副詞搭配

  • forcibly expropriate
  • legally expropriate

常用片語

  • expropriate without compensation

介系詞搭配

  • expropriate from (an owner)
  • expropriate for (public use)