appropriate sth
指未经许可把本不属于自己的东西占为己有，语气正式，多用于书面语。
The invaders appropriated the land.
入侵者强占了这片土地。
拨给；拨出；划拨；据为己有；声称或使用,尤其是通过专有权；将资源分配给特定的人或事业；拨出或分配给特定的人或用途,尤其是排除其他所有人；与“to”或“for”连用。；通过武力占有,如在入侵后
to take or claim something for yourself, especially without permission or by force
常指未经允许或通过武力占有
据为己有；声称或使用,尤其是通过专有权
To take to oneself; to claim or use, especially as by an exclusive right.
将资源分配给特定的人或事业
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
拨出或分配给特定的人或用途,尤其是排除其他所有人；与“to”或“for”连用。
To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.
通过武力占有,如在入侵后
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
一般现在时
The committee appropriates funds for education.
委员会为教育拨款。
一般过去时
The government appropriated land for a new park.
政府征用土地建新公园。
现在完成时
They have appropriated resources for the project.
他们已经为项目调拨了资源。
注意：该动词规则变化，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
He appropriated the company's funds for his own use.
他把公司的资金据为己有。
用法提示：动词appropriate在此表示未经许可擅自占用，后接被占用的对象。
The committee appropriated a large sum for the new library.
委员会拨出一大笔款项用于新图书馆。
用法提示：此处appropriate意为“拨出、划拨”，用for引出用途。
She appropriated my idea without asking me.
她未经询问就盗用了我的想法。
用法提示：appropriate在这里指“盗用、侵占”，对象可以是抽象事物如想法。
指未经许可把本不属于自己的东西占为己有，语气正式，多用于书面语。
The invaders appropriated the land.
入侵者强占了这片土地。
for 后面接拨款的用途或对象。
The government appropriated more money for education.
政府为教育拨出了更多资金。
to 后接拨款所给予的人或用途，属较正式的用法。
They appropriated a large sum to the relief fund.
他们向救济基金拨出了一大笔款。
grammar · medium
易错句子The government appropriated for public health last year.
正确表达The government appropriated funds for public health last year.
appropriate 作动词是及物动词，必须带宾语（如 funds、money、land、resources），不能像汉语“拨款”那样单独使用而不说拨的是什么。补上宾语 funds，句子才完整，意思仍是“为公共卫生拨款”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The city appropriated a large sum of money on new roads.
正确表达The city appropriated a large sum of money for new roads.
表示“拨出（款项）用于某用途”时，appropriate 用 for 或 to 引出用途或对象，不用 on。汉语说“把钱花在……上”常用“在……上”，学习者容易直译成 on；改成 for 才符合该动词的搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子He appropriated the company's money to him.
正确表达He appropriated the company's money to himself.
表达“据为己有”时用 appropriate sth to oneself。当介词宾语和主语指同一个人时，必须用反身代词 himself，用 him 会被理解为“给了另一个人”，意思发生改变。
拨出资金
The government appropriated funds for the new hospital.
政府为新建医院拨出了资金。
侵占财产
He appropriated company property for his own use.
他把公司财产占为己有。
调拨资源
The university appropriated resources to support research.
大学调拨资源以支持研究。
划拨一笔款项
The committee appropriated a sum of $5,000 for the event.
委员会为这次活动划拨了5000美元。
盗用某人的想法
She appropriated her colleague's idea without giving credit.
她盗用了同事的想法而未注明来源。
ap-（朝向）+ propri（自己的；固有的）+ -ate（动词后缀）
ap-（朝向）+ portion（部分）
propri（自己的；固有的）+ -ety（名词后缀）
al-（朝向）+ loc（场所）+ -ate（动词后缀）
预算常与拨款行为相伴，政府或机构通过appropriate将资金编入预算并用于特定用途。
appropriate的常见对象是资金，表示拨出或分配资金给特定项目或部门。
在美国政治语境中，国会有权批准拨款，是appropriate funds这一搭配的典型主体。
拨款后产生支出，两者在讨论公共财政如何使用资金时经常一起出现。
拨款通常需通过立法程序授权，因此立法与appropriation在制度和程序上密切相关。
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