音标

英 [ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt]；美 [ˈkɑːnfɪskeɪt]

意思

动词，意为“没收；充公；征用”，通常指官方或有权限的人依法拿走某人的财产、物品等，使其不再归原所有者拥有。

造句

The customs officers confiscated the illegal drugs at the airport.
海关官员在机场没收了违禁毒品。

The teacher confiscated the student's mobile phone because he used it during class.
老师没收了学生的手机，因为他在课堂上使用。

The police have the right to confiscate weapons found during a search.
警方有权没收在搜查过程中发现的武器。

If you bring prohibited items into the museum, they will be confiscated.
如果你携带违禁物品进入博物馆，它们将被没收。

The government may confiscate property if taxes are not paid.
如果不纳税，政府可能会没收财产。

The security guard confiscated the knife from the man entering the building.
保安从进入大楼的男子手中没收了刀具。

They confiscated the smuggled goods to prevent them from entering the market.
他们没收了走私货物，以防止其流入市场。

The school principal confiscated the comic books that were distracting students.
校长没收了那些分散学生注意力的漫画书。

During the war, the enemy confiscated the villagers' livestock.
战争期间，敌人征用了村民的牲畜。

The traffic police confiscated his driver's license for drunk driving.
交警因他酒后驾车没收了他的驾照。

初学英语怎么运用

口语运用

日常交流：在谈论学校、生活中的规定和违规处理情况时使用。例如：“My friend's MP3 player was confiscated by the teacher because he listened to it in class.（我朋友的MP3播放器被老师没收了，因为他在课堂上听。）”

新闻讨论：当和他人讨论社会新闻事件，尤其是涉及法律执行、违规查处等内容时提及。比如：“I heard on the news that the police confiscated a lot of counterfeit goods in a raid.（我在新闻上听说警察在一次突袭行动中没收了很多假冒商品。）”

情景模拟：在英语角或口语练习活动中，进行角色扮演时运用。例如：“A: You can't bring this here. B: Why? A: I'll have to confiscate it according to the rules.（A：你不能把这个带到这里。B：为什么？A：根据规定，我得没收它。）”

写作运用

记叙文写作：在描述自己或他人经历的事件中，如果有物品被没收的情节，可以使用“confiscate”。例如：“Last year, I had my skateboard confiscated by the security guard at the library because I was skating in the wrong area.（去年，我的滑板被图书馆的保安没收了，因为我在错误的区域滑冰。）”

议论文写作：在讨论法律、规则等主题的议论文里，用“confiscate”来阐述相关措施。比如：“To maintain social order, it is necessary for the authorities to confiscate illegal items to prevent potential harm.（为了维护社会秩序，当局有必要没收非法物品以防止潜在危害。）”

学习积累

搭配记忆：记住“confiscate sth. from sb.（从某人那里没收某物）”这个常用搭配，通过练习用不同的物品和人物进行替换造句，加深对该词用法的记忆。

对比记忆：将“confiscate”与相近含义的词，如“seize（抓住；夺取）”“appropriate（挪用；占用）”等进行对比学习，分析它们之间在语义和用法上的差异 。