appropriated
past simple and past participle ofappropriate
| 单词 | appropriated |
| 释义 | appropriated past simple and past participle ofappropriate appropriate verb[T] formaluk/əˈprəʊ.pri.eɪt/us/əˈproʊ.pri.eɪt/appropriateverb[T](TAKE)to take something foryourown use, usually withoutpermission: Helosthisjobwhen he wasfoundto have appropriated some of the company'smoney. disapproving to take something from acultureand use it aspartofyourown: As theempireexpanded, theyeagerlyappropriated theartisticstylesof neigbouringprovinces. Stealing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Taking things away from someone or somewhere appropriateverb[T](KEEP MONEY)tokeepanamountofmoneyto use for aparticularpurpose: Thegovernmenthave appropriated millions ofpoundsfortheproject. Keeping and storing things
Examplesofappropriatedappropriated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But it can scarcely be employed by the lawyer for the reason that it has been alreadyappropriatedby the philosopher. From theCambridge English Corpus This impression, nonetheless, obscures the extent to which the inhabitants of the area haveappropriatedthe underlying concepts of the scheme. From theCambridge English Corpus It is possible that part of it wasappropriatedby guards or other officials. From theCambridge English Corpus In other cases, older villages and neighborhoods wereappropriatedto make way for this influx of refugees. From theCambridge English Corpus These images, even if mere studio constructions, were interpreted andappropriatedby the teen audience for whom they were intended. From theCambridge English Corpus Some terms may have originally beenappropriatedfrom a wider domain but now only be used by couriers. From theCambridge English Corpus It could beappropriatedaccording to local circumstances and social relations. From theCambridge English Corpus The state figures primarily as a honey-pot of resources to be absorbed,appropriated, and shared by politicians and appointees. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, theyappropriatedthese images and redefined them. From theCambridge English Corpus From this perspective the biblical passages areappropriatedand musically framed to express the human psychology of loss, grief, commemoration and consolation. From theCambridge English Corpus This discrepancy, induced by anappropriatedformula for the collision frequency, should lead to some consequences on the laser absorption. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, the struggle against impunity also takes place on a symbolic level at which key symbols areappropriated, interpreted and incorporated into political discourse. From theCambridge English Corpus Heappropriatedfor himself the entire timber industry and took personal charge of the accounts of the forest resource establishment. From theCambridge English Corpus Meanwhile, 'disinterested' can beappropriatedto the context of boredom, which is a much more common phenomenon. From theCambridge English Corpus The left side corner of the dance floor has beenappropriatedby a group of four friends dancing in couples. 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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