Word · Frequency #14267
usurp
篡夺；侵占；夺取
take the place of
- 1.
To seize and hold or use (powers, an office, a coat of arms, a right or copyright, etc) from another, without right (usually by illegitimate means).
无权利(通常以非法手段)夺取并持有或使用(权力、职位、纹章、权利或版权等)。
- 2.
To take the place of someone or something else; to supplant.
取代某人或某物；替代。
无权利(通常以非法手段)夺取并持有或使用(权力、职位、纹章、权利或版权等)。；取代某人或某物；替代。；篡夺；侵占；夺取
In use
The general plotted to usurp the throne from the young king.
She accused her deputy of trying to usurp her authority while she was away.
New technology should not usurp the role of teachers in the classroom.
usurp sth
usurp 常接表示权力、地位、王位等的名词，强调非法或不正当地夺取。
The general tried to usurp the throne.
将军企图篡夺王位。
usurp sb's sth
也可用 usurp someone's role/place 等搭配，指取代某人的位置或角色。
She accused him of trying to usurp her position.
她指责他想篡夺她的职位。
Verb forms
base usurp · third person usurps · -ing usurping · past usurped · past participle usurped
动词，C1 级别；常指通过武力或不正当手段夺取权力、职位或地位。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- usurp power
- 篡夺权力
- The general was accused of trying to usurp power from the elected government.这位将军被指控试图从民选政府手中篡夺权力。
- usurp authority
- 侵夺权力
- He tried to usurp the manager's authority by giving orders to the team.他试图通过向团队发号施令来侵夺经理的权力。
- usurp the throne
- 篡夺王位
- The ambitious duke plotted to usurp the throne from the young king.野心勃勃的公爵密谋从年轻的国王手中篡夺王位。
- usurp control
- 夺取控制权
- Rebel forces attempted to usurp control of the capital.叛军企图夺取首都的控制权。
- usurp the role of
- 取代……的角色
- She was accused of trying to usurp the role of the project leader.她被指控试图取代项目负责人的角色。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
篡位者 usurp 王位，读音像‘you serp（蛇）’，像蛇一样悄悄爬上王座。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：政治/权力斗争、法律与制度、文学/历史叙述 usurp 比较常见于正式书面语，多用于描述夺取权力、地位或权利（如 usurp the throne/power）；日常口语通常用 take over、seize 等表达，较少直接使用 usurp。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词：burp、chirp、slurp 与 usurp（/juːˈzɜːp/）的重读元音及后续辅音相同，均为 /ɜːp/。注意拼写干扰：erupt（以及 abrupt）以 -rupt 结尾，读 /ʌpt/，并不与 usurp 押韵，别被 -up- 的拼写误导。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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