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appropriate
据为己有；擅自占用；侵占
核心释义
常指未经允许或通过武力占有
to take or claim something for yourself, especially without permission or by force
- 1.
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.
- 2.
将资源分配给特定的人或事业
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
- 3.
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.
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通过武力占有,如在入侵后
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
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
用法In use
He appropriated the company's funds for his own use.
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.
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.
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。
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。
appropriate sth for sth
for 后面接拨款的用途或对象。
The government appropriated more money for education.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- appropriate funds
- 拨出资金
- The government appropriated funds for the new hospital.政府为新建医院拨出了资金。
- appropriate property
- 侵占财产
- He appropriated company property for his own use.他把公司财产占为己有。
- appropriate resources
- 调拨资源
- The university appropriated resources to support research.大学调拨资源以支持研究。
- appropriate a sum
- 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。
- appropriate someone's idea
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：'appropri-+ate'，联想到 property（财产）：要么把财产占为己有，要么把资源拨给某用途。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal documents、official reports、resource allocation appropriate 作动词时通常比较正式，多用于法律、行政或正式写作中，表示“拨给、划拨”或“擅自占用、据为己有”，日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
inappropriate 与 appropriate 押韵（结尾均为 /priət/）；expropriate 拼写相近，但结尾读作 /eɪt/，不押韵；approximate 和 proper 只是拼写略有相似，发音完全不同。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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