appropriated

英 [əˈprəʊprieɪtɪd]

美 [əˈproʊprieɪtɪd]

v. 盗用; 挪用; 占用; 侵吞; 拨(专款等)
appropriate的过去分词和过去式

COCA.32786

柯林斯词典

The adjective is pronounced /ə'prəʊpriət/. The verb is pronounced /ə'prəʊprieɪt/. 形容词读作/ə'prəʊpriət/，动词读作/ə'prəʊprieɪt/。

ADJ-GRADED 适当的;合适的;恰当的
Something that isappropriateis suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
1. It is appropriate that Irish names dominate the list...
  名单上大部分是爱尔兰名字，这没什么不合适的。
2. Dress neatly and attractively in an outfit appropriate to the job...
  着装要整洁美观，适合于这份工作。
3. The teacher can then take appropriate action.
  老师到时可以采取适当的行动。
VERB 私占；侵吞；盗用；挪用
If someoneappropriatessomething which does not belong to them, they take it, usually without the right to do so.
1. Several other newspapers have appropriated the idea...
  另外有几家报社已盗用了这个创意。
2. The land was simply appropriated by the rulers.
  土地完全被统治者霸占。
VERB 拨出（专款）
If a government or organizationappropriatesan amount of money for a particular purpose, it reserves it for that purpose.
1. Senator Lugar is skeptical that Congress will appropriate more funding for this purpose.
  参议员卢格怀疑国会是否会拨出更多资金用于此目的。

He appropriated a great deal of the company's money.
他侵吞了公司的大笔资金。
I see that the director has appropriated the best office to his own use.
我知道主任自己已占用了最好的办公室。
$ 20000 has been appropriated for the new school buildings.
已拨款2万美元建造新校舍。
Congress appropriated the funds to the states.
国会给各州拨款。
744. The prophet appropriately appropriated the fund for repairing propeller.
744.预言者适当地拨出资金来修理螺旋桨。
The army appropriated some of the best houses in the district for the use of the older officers.
军队拨出了那个地区最好的一些房子给老的军官们用。
The minister was found to have appropriated government money.
部长被查出挪用了公款。
The government has appropriated funds to set up a library here.
政府已拨款在这里建立一个图书馆。
The cashier was under suspicion of having appropriated some of the firm's money.
那个出纳员有挪用公司款项的嫌疑。
He appropriated public funds for his own private use.
他挪用公款。