confiscated
past simple and past participle ofconfiscate
| 单词 | confiscated |
| 释义 | confiscated past simple and past participle ofconfiscate confiscate verb[T] uk/ˈkɒn.fɪ.skeɪt/us/ˈkɑːn.fə.skeɪt/to take apossessionaway from someone when you have therightto do so, usually as apunishmentand often for alimitedperiod, after which it isreturnedto theowner: MissEdwards confiscated myphone! Hispassportwas confiscated by thepolicetopreventhim fromleavingthecountry. Compare impound seize sequester Taking things away from someone or somewhere
Examplesofconfiscatedconfiscated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. And once, later, the second prior of the monasteryconfiscatedhis writing tablets, and completely destroyed what he had written on the wax. From theCambridge English Corpus Inasmuch as one reason for the border closure was currency conversion, it was not uncommon for border crossers to have their moneyconfiscated. From theCambridge English Corpus Large estates permanentlyconfiscatedfrom great delinquents and fractions of estates taken from lesser offenders could be bought by parliament's supporters. From theCambridge English Corpus By contrast, the capital income can beconfiscatedand the government can eventually own all the capital to run production. From theCambridge English Corpus First, theyconfiscatedlarge land holdings and introduced state farms. From theCambridge English Corpus In this gigantic hall, one might say, theconfiscatedmead-benches on which many a warrior had once found his former identity are relocated. From theCambridge English Corpus If the same offence is committed the second time, the cutting and felling tools areconfiscated. From theCambridge English Corpus Generally, the higher the point probability for the price offered, the lower is theconfiscatedshare of the grant. From theCambridge English Corpus Besides initiating lawsuits to regain their estates, royalists also raised loans to purchase from the stateconfiscatedlands, thereby enabling them to maintain their livings. From theCambridge English Corpus The police immediately arrested the ringleaders, and the following day three rightist papers, which had published the pamphlet, were shut down and their editionsconfiscated. From theCambridge English Corpus Two days ago the psychologist was arrested and his tapes wereconfiscated. From theCambridge English Corpus According to them, the country was bankrupted by an unnecessary war, and upright citizens' lands wereconfiscatedto form unproductive co-operatives. From theCambridge English Corpus The printer was not sent for, copies were notconfiscated. From theCambridge English Corpus The lists of the goodsconfiscatedgive some indication of the extent of the trade occurring in the countryside. From theCambridge English Corpus At the collapse of the revolt copies wereconfiscated. 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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