词汇 | sequester |
释义 | sequester /sɪ`kwєstɚ/ (过去式: sequestered; 过去完成式: sequestered; 现在进行式: sequestering) v.t. To separate from the owner for a time; take possession of (the property of another) until some claim is paid or established. 【法律】押收;扣押。 To cause to withdraw or retire; seclude. 使退休;使隐退。 He sequestered himself in his study every afternoon. 他每天下午都把自己关在书房里面。 To confiscate; appropriate. 没收;霸占。 The soldiers sequestered food from the people they conquered. 士兵们没收了他们所征服的人民的食粮。 |
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