confiscate

Word family adjectiveconfiscableconfiscatorynounconfiscationconfiscatorverbconfiscate

con·fis·cate /ˈkɒnfəskeɪt $ ˈkɑːn-/ verb [transitiveT]

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 [countableC, uncountableU]

the confiscation of pornographic material

没收淫秽物品

Examples from the Corpus

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 Dictionary

confiscatecon·fis·cate /ˈkɒnfəskeɪtˈkɑːn-/ verb [transitiveT]

LAWto officially take private property away from someone, for example because a crime has been committed

The state can confiscate criminals’ profits from books or movies describing their crimes.

—confiscation noun [uncountableU]

A judge ordered the confiscation of the smuggler’s £1.5 million assets.

Origin confiscate

(1500-1600) Latin past participle of confiscare, from com- ( → COM-) + fiscus ( → FISCAL)

词汇	confiscate
释义	confiscate Word family adjectiveconfiscableconfiscatorynounconfiscationconfiscatorverbconfiscate con·fis·cate /ˈkɒnfəskeɪt $ ˈkɑːn-/ ●○○ verb [transitiveT] 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 [countableC, uncountableU] the confiscation of pornographic material 没收淫秽物品 Examples from the Corpus 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 Dictionary confiscatecon·fis·cate /ˈkɒnfəskeɪtˈkɑːn-/ verb [transitiveT] LAWto officially take private property away from someone, for example because a crime has been committed The state can confiscate criminals’ profits from books or movies describing their crimes. —confiscation noun [uncountableU] A judge ordered the confiscation of the smuggler’s £1.5 million assets. Origin confiscate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of confiscare, from com- ( → COM-) + fiscus ( → FISCAL)
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