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词汇 sequestering
释义 sequestering
present participle ofsequester
sequester
verb[ T ]
uk /sɪˈkwes.tər/ us /sɪˈkwes.tɚ/

sequesterverb[T] (PROPERTY)


law specialized(alsosequestrate, uk /ˈsiː.kwə.streɪt/ us /ˈsiː.kwə.streɪt/)
to take temporary possession of someone's property until they have paid money that is owed or until they have obeyed a court order扣押(资产)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Capturing or taking possession of things
-grabbing
apprehend
apprehension
arrogate
at bayidiom
cage
capture
clutch
collar
get/lay/put your hands on someoneidiom
grab
grabber
grasp at something
recover
repossess
seize
sequester
sequestration
snag
snatch

sequesterverb[T] (PEOPLE)


US
to keep people, especially a jury, together in a place so that they cannot be influenced by other people, by newspaper reports, etc.隔离(陪审团)(以免其判断受外界影响)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Isolating and separating
at one/this etc. removeidiom
Brexit
compartmentalization
compartmentalize
compartmentation
estrange
estranged from someone
estrangement
estrangement from someone
free-floating
remove
resegregate
rope
rope something/somewhere off
screen something off
uncouple
uninsulated
unintegrated
wrench
wrenching

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Court cases, orders & decisions

sequesterverb[T] (SUBSTANCE)


environment specialized
to separate and store a harmful substance such as carbon dioxide in a way that keeps it safe:
He said all coal plants should be closed until they find a way to sequester the carbon dioxide they emit.
A growing forest sequesters carbon and gives off oxygen.
The amount of carbon in the atmosphere must be reduced, either by lowering emissions or by sequestering carbon from the atmosphere.
They should aim to sequester all significant caches of highly enriched uranium used in research reactors worldwide.
Ecosystems with high biodiversity will take up and sequester more carbon and nitrogen.
Mercury and other sequestered toxins are leaching out of the melting permafrost and into the ocean.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Environmental issues
agroecology
air pollution
anoxia
anoxic
anti-conservation
deforestation
dumping ground
eco-audit
eco-footprint
efficiency
energy conservation
energy security
environmental justice
environmentalism
reduce, reuse, recycleidiom
rewilding
runoff
scrapyard
scrubber
sequester

Related word


sequestration

Examples of sequestering


sequestering

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


Therefore, marginal lands are not necessarily more economically efficient at sequestering carbon, and indeed the opposite may be true.
Tree-based systems are a convenient way of sequestering carbon from the atmosphere to reduce net emissions.
Conservation agriculture is but one of several land management options for sequestering carbon in soils.
An institution provides well-bounded space to contain evidence of ageing and dying amongst older people, thereby sequestering people from wider society.
But they finally seemed not to have been very keen on sequestering seeds from the ground once seeds were deposited there in 1996.
Sequestering cells adhere to the endothelium via adhesion molecules, and also become activated via interaction with sequestered parasites.
A large part of the l-reduction results from sequestering a redox center from the aqueous solvent environment.
When considering other crops, environmentalists and economists should emphasize similar systems that are capable of sequestering carbon and emerging as a sustainable agricultural system.
At this time any sequestering sub-population would not be present in peripheral blood.
In addition to revenue from agricultural output, farmers can earn money for sequestering carbon in the soil.
Likewise, sequestering of some variants in extravascular sites where they could grow slowly for long periods before being seen in the blood could produce the same results.
Sequestering information-rich nucleotides away from solvent protects them from chemical damage, while complementarity between the sister strands allows mistakes, lesions, and discontinuities in the genome to be addressed and repaired.
Let me mention just two possibilities: the sequestering of personal funds and the attempt to embargo flights and travel by the leaders of such states.
From the
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First, ethylene diamine, which is not made in this country, but is essential for the manufacture of sequestering agents used in the textile and other industries.
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Can he assure us that the strongest protest is being made about the sequestering of the aircraft, and can he tell us when it is likely to be freed?
From the
Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
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