usurped

英 [juːˈzɜːpt]

美 [juːˈzɜːrpt]

v.  篡夺; 侵权
usurp的过去分词和过去式

过去式：usurped　

柯林斯词典

• VERB 夺取；篡夺；侵占
  If you say that someoneusurpsa job, role, title, or position, they take it from someone when they have no right to do this.
  1. Did she usurp his place in his mother's heart?...
     她取代了他在他母亲心目中的地位吗？
  2. The Congress wants to reverse the reforms and usurp the power of the presidency.
     议会企图颠覆改革，夺取总统权力。

双语例句

• Wealth is a power usurped by the few, to compel the many to labour for their benefit.
  财富是少数人占有的，为了自身利益，驱使多数人劳动的力量。
• The powers of local councils are being usurped by central government.
  地方市政会的权力被中央政府攫取了。
• US President Barack Obama proclaimed America had usurped China as the world's No 1 investment destination, a bold statement that left some economists scratching their heads.
  美国总统奥巴马声称美国已经取代中国成为世界首选投资目的地，这一大胆言论让一些经济学家莫名其妙。
• He had usurped powers that properly belonged to parliament.
  他僭越了实际上属于议会的权力。
• My noble half-brother whose throne I usurped will be killed, not kept anonymously imprisoned in a forgotten cell of my dungeon.
  被我篡夺王位的兄弟，我将会把他杀了，而不是囚禁在地牢中某个被遗忘的角。
• Vision has been badly usurped upon all of earth and not just along our surface.
  灵视力已在地球所有地方被严重篡夺，不仅是我们地表。
• Our government was usurped by the central bankers and the power elite in1913 with the establishment of the federal reserve.
  我们政府在1913年成立美联储的时候就被中央银行和权力精英侵占了。
• The usurped crown sat heavy on his head.
  篡夺来的王冠重重的压在他的头上。
• The technology sector continues to hog the limelight, but Google, the top-ranking brand four years running, has been usurped by Apple.
  科技行业依然风头最健，但曾连续四年位居榜首的谷歌（Google）已经被苹果超过。
• The G8 claimed to be an informal discussion club, but the G20 has usurped power over global financial governance.
  8自称为非正式的讨论俱乐部，但它却攫取了全球金融治理方面的权力。