| 词汇 | expropriating |
| 释义 | expropriating present participle ofexpropriate expropriate verb[ T ] formaluk /ɪkˈsprəʊ.pri.eɪt/ us /ɪkˈsproʊ.pri.eɪt/ to take away money or property especially for public use without payment to the owner, or for personal use illegally: （尤指无偿充公）征用，没收;（尤指个人非法）侵占，把…据为己有 He was discovered to have been expropriating company funds.他被发现一直在侵吞公司资金。 Stealing abscond abscond with someone/something aggravated burglary anti-burglar anti-burglary eavesdrop hot-wire housebreaking jemmy jimmy job kleptomania piratically plunder poach poaching porch piracy rustle rustling snaffle You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Taking things away from someone or somewhere Related wordsexpropriation expropriator Examples of expropriatingexpropriating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In none of the theoretical literature was the possibility of expropriating a large number of individuals advocated or even considered. Thus, rather than violating their property rights, expropriating their farms restores property to those who are morally entitled to it. On the other hand, if expropriating white farms is morally justified today, then it is justified regardless of why, or for what goals, the liberation struggle was fought. Doing so will require that the government be able to provide credible commitments that it will not respond to invasions by expropriating the land and settling the group that invaded. We are not expropriating something which belongs to private capitalists. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no use villifying them, smearing them, harrying them, threatening them and, finally, expropriating them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question of expropriating the freeholder's asset. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, they must stop expropriating outside assets and so restore the standard of living. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is as expropriatory as taking a person's house from him, as expropriating his semi-detached house at below its value. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are expropriating £1,500,000 per day out of private property to keep going the financial machine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps, on the other hand, what is envisaged is compulsorily buying them out, effectively expropriating their property and forcing them out of the development altogether. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is expropriating the money of millions upon millions of pensioners and holders of life assurance policies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the criteria for determining the legality of an expropriation is whether prompt, adequate and effective compensation has been paid by the expropriating state. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There is no justification in expropriating efficient undertakings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The landlords are expropriating the community time after time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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