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    confiscate

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++con·fis·cate /ˈkɒnfəskeɪt $ ˈkɑːn-/ ●○○ verb [transitive]  TAKE something FROM somebodyto officially take private property away from someone, usually as a punishment 把…充公，没收 Miss Williams confiscated all our sweets. 威廉斯老师没收了我们所有的糖果。 Many opposition supporters had their goods confiscated. 许多反对党支持者的财产被充公了。 —confiscation /ˌkɒnfəˈskeɪʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [countable, uncountable] the confiscation of pornographic material 没收淫秽物品→ See Verb table
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    confiscate• Advertisers luring people into heavier and heavier reliance on cleansing products would be prosecuted and their bank accounts confiscated.• Later the law was amended so that profits from such activities could be confiscated.• We could equip them with two-way radios, but they would be confiscated at road checks.• The box was confiscated by the governing body's technical department to undergo investigation this week.• The authorities will confiscate firearms found on a boat or plane if the owner cannot show proof of US licensing.• The group claims that billions of dollars in property and bank accounts was confiscated from Jewish businessmen in the Second World War.• Your vehicle can be confiscated if you are transporting marijuana.• An increasing number of guns have been confiscated in schools recently.• I wondered if I should have confiscated the duplicate licenses while I had the chance.• If it is confiscated the next day, a note will be left behind with information on where the items are.• The county has a long-standing policy of reselling confiscated weapons.    From Longman Business Dictionaryconfiscatecon‧fis‧cate /ˈkɒnfəskeɪtˈkɑːn-/ verb [transitive] LAWto officially take private property away from someone, for example because a crime has been committedThe state can confiscate criminals’ profits from books or movies describing their crimes. —confiscation noun [uncountable]A judge ordered the confiscation of the smuggler’s £1.5 million assets.→ See Verb tableOrigin confiscate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of confiscare, from com- ( → COM-) + fiscus ( → FISCAL)
    con·fis·cate verbChineseSyllable
    Business to property away take private someone, Corpus from officially


    confiscate
    con‧fis‧cate /ˈkɒnfəskeɪt, ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt $ ˈkɑːn-/ verb [transitive]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Latin
     Origin: past participle of confiscare, from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + fiscus (, fiscal)
    to officially take private property away from someone, usually as a punishment:
        Miss Williams confiscated all our sweets.
        Many opposition supporters had their goods confiscated.
    —confiscation /ˌkɒnfəˈskeɪʃən, ˌkɒnfɪˈskeɪʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
        the confiscation of pornographic material


    con·fis·cateBrE /ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːnfɪskeɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they confiscate BrE /ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːnfɪskeɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it confiscates BrE /ˈkɒnfɪskeɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːnfɪskeɪts/ 🔊past simple confiscated BrE /ˈkɒnfɪskeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːnfɪskeɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle confiscated BrE /ˈkɒnfɪskeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːnfɪskeɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form confiscating BrE /ˈkɒnfɪskeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɑːnfɪskeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to officially take sth away from sb, especially as a punishment （尤指作为惩罚）没收，把…充公◆Their land was confiscated after the war. 他们的土地在战后被没收。🔊🔊◆The teacher threatened to confiscate their phones if they kept using them in class. 老师警告说，如果他们上课时继续使用手机就予以没收。🔊🔊▸ con·fis·ca·tion BrE /ˌkɒnfɪˈskeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkɑːnfɪˈskeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable]