Word · Frequency #27144
embezzle
贪污；挪用（公款）；盗用
核心释义
尤指利用职务之便
To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially from the organisation for which one works.
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盗用或挪用受托管理的资金,尤指从所服务的机构盗用金钱
To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.
盗用或挪用受托管理的资金,尤指从所服务的机构盗用金钱；盗用；挪用；[经] 贪污(公款)
用法In use
The trusted accountant was caught trying to embezzle company funds.
用法提示：句子中使用embezzle原形，表示盗用或挪用（公司资金）的行为。
He embezzled thousands of dollars from the charity over several years.
用法提示：句子中使用过去式embezzled，强调已完成的不法行为。
The manager was convicted of embezzling client investments for personal use.
用法提示：句子中使用现在分词embezzling，描述正在进行的挪用行为。
embezzle + object (funds/money/assets)
宾语通常指金钱或财产。
The accountant embezzled company funds.
会计师挪用了公司资金。
embezzle + amount + from + source
金额可用具体数字或泛指。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- embezzle funds
- 挪用资金
- The treasurer was caught trying to embezzle funds from the charity.财务主管被抓获试图挪用慈善机构的资金。
- embezzle money
- 盗用钱财
- He admitted to embezzling money from his employer over several years.他承认多年盗用雇主的钱财。
- embezzle company funds
- 挪用公司资金
- The manager was arrested for embezzling company funds to pay off personal debts.经理因挪用公司资金偿还个人债务被捕。
- embezzle public funds
- 贪污公款
- Several officials were convicted of embezzling public funds intended for infrastructure projects.多名官员因贪污本应用于基础设施项目的公款而被定罪。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
谐音联想：“一没币走”（e-mbezzle），想象一个人没钱了就走歪路盗用公款。
语境与语域Context & Register
常见场景：legal、financial、business 通常用于法律、财务或商业语境，指盗用委托管理的财物。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'bezel' (/ˈbɛzəl/) rhymes with the stressed syllable of 'embezzle' (/ɪmˈbɛzəl/). Words like 'puzzle', 'muzzle', 'nuzzle', 'sizzle', and 'fizzle' share the -zzle spelling but have different vowel sounds (/ʌ/ or /ɪ/), so they are lookalikes, not rhymes.
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