| 单词 | usurp |
| 释义 | usurp verb[T] formaluk/juːˈzɜːp//juːˈsɜːp/us/juːˈsɝːp//juːˈzɝːp/to takecontrolof apositionofpower,especiallywithout having therightto: 篡夺，夺取（权位）Localcontrolis being usurped bycentralgovernment.地方的权力被中央政府攫取了。 Politics - general words
usurp| American Dictionaryusurp verb[T] fmlus/jʊˈsɜrp,-ˈzɜrp/to takepowerorcontrolof something byforceor without therightto do so: Somesenatorsfeartheorganizationwill usurpcongressionalpower. Examplesofusurpusurp Their subordinates' self-imposed suppression of the urge tousurppower would serve them well. From theCambridge English Corpus This occurrence complicates the analysis of species-specific behaviors because the behavior patterns of large and dominant matrilines canusurpa group's behavioral repertoire. From theCambridge English Corpus Of course, it had not: jobbers had scarcely usurped the managerial hierarchy and displaced the owners. From theCambridge English Corpus The usual flow of reading is usurped by typological objects, like hurdles on a racetrack or weirs in a river. From theCambridge English Corpus When such actions and policiesusurpthe decisions of others and limit liberty without a sound evidentiary base, significant ethical boundaries are crossed. From theCambridge English Corpus European states usurped church bells for dynastic celebrations, military victories and national festivals. From theCambridge English Corpus Creoles were interested in taking over them because they could exploit the indigenous sector,usurpcommunity lands and demand unpaid labour. From theCambridge English Corpus One informant knowledgeable in tribal matters told me his uncle had usurped the office from him. From theCambridge English Corpus The size of his plantation increased from 200 to 3,000 acres, in particular by usurping the property of local people. From theCambridge English Corpus Because money has only representational value, she argues, it is easily disposed of and can only be substituted for rather thanusurpgold's "real" value. From theCambridge English Corpus He frequently usurped the powers of the commander, to whom he felt superior, especially if the latter was a non-party person. From theCambridge English Corpus During transit, the carrier was permitted tousurpthe owner's property rights by exercising dominion and control over the goods being shipped. From theCambridge English Corpus A generation later, when a new leadership and often a new regime have usurped the leadership role? From theCambridge English Corpus Geographical mapping could notusurpsystems of governance and indirect rule. From theCambridge English Corpus The objects and operations, while constituting a kind of ontology in their own right, do notusurpthe role of an agent's domain ontology. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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