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词汇 misappropriating
释义 misappropriating
present participle ofmisappropriate
misappropriate
verb[ T ]
 formaluk /ˌmɪs.əˈprəʊ.pri.eɪt/ us /ˌmɪs.əˈproʊ.pri.eɪt/
to steal something that you have been trusted to take care of and use it for your own good: 挪用;盗用;侵吞;私占
He is accused of misappropriating $30,000 to pay off gambling debts.他被控挪用了3万美元去偿付赌债。
Synonym
embezzle
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Examples of misappropriating


misappropriating

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


There is no scope for misappropriating money from the premium bond prize fund.
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Was he aware that the person referred to has never been convicted of misappropriating funds in this or any other case?
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These people are evicted and then claim that they are homeless, having induced that situation themselves through misappropriating the funds that they were given.
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Here the public servant is taking the property of his master—the public—and misappropriating it to his own use, or the use of private enterprise.
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These cases involve things like teachers making false claims about their qualifications; misappropriating school funds, helping pupils to cheat in exams, and similar forms of misconduct.
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Perhaps the line is drawn between misappropriating the property of a company and merely making an incidental profit for which directors are liable to account to the company.
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She was sentenced to 14 years in prison and fined $10,000 for misappropriating $5.5 million.
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He was sentenced for fourteen years for misappropriating 15,000 from a trust fund.
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The allegations include new charges of misappropriating public funds, conflict of interest, falsifying public documents and secreting of public documents.
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He was formally accused of misappropriating official documents, indicted, tried, and convicted, and fled into exile, where he died.
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He was accused of lechery and misappropriating church funds.
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It was discovered that officers had been selling membership cards, misappropriating funds and neglecting their duties.
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After the fabrication came to light, ern was accused of misappropriating state funds.
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He was subsequently court martialed for misappropriating supplies intended for recovering soldiers and underreporting deaths, but was acquitted on a technicality.
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However, he was dismissed from this position in 1993 after being accused of misappropriating research funds.
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