单词：appropriated

音标：/əˈprəʊprieɪtɪd/

词义：

v. 过去式和过去分词，表示“挪用；占用（尤指不正当或非法地）”。

adj. 表示“专有的；已被占用的”。

读音：

/əˈprəʊprieɪtɪd/ （"uh-PROH-pree-ay-tid"）

用法：

动词 用于表示非法或不正当地使用某物，特别是资金或资源。

形容词 用来形容某物已经被占用或被特别指定。

例句：

The funds were appropriated for personal use, which caused a scandal.

这些资金被挪用用于个人用途，导致了丑闻。

 

The government appropriated the land for a new highway.

政府将这块土地用于新建高速公路。

 

He was accused of having appropriated company funds for his own business.

他被指控挪用了公司的资金用于自己的生意。

 

The appropriated budget for the project was insufficient to cover all the expenses.

项目的专用预算不足以支付所有费用。

 

The artist appropriated traditional symbols in his artwork.

那位艺术家在他的作品中挪用了传统符号。

 

The appropriated space was renovated to create a modern office.

被占用的空间被改造为现代化的办公室。

 

The company has appropriated the entire market for this new technology.

该公司已经占领了这个新技术的整个市场。

 

The funds have been appropriated for disaster relief efforts.

这些资金已被拨用于灾难救援工作。

 

The accused man appropriated several artworks from the museum.

被告挪用了博物馆的几件艺术品。

 

She was upset that her ideas were appropriated by her colleagues without recognition.

她很生气，因为她的想法被同事们未经承认地挪用了。

 

短语搭配：

appropriated funds（挪用的资金）

appropriated land（占用的土地）

appropriated resources（挪用的资源）