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词汇 usurp
释义 usurp
verb[ T ]
 formaluk /juːˈzɜːp//juːˈsɜːp/ us /juːˈsɝːp//juːˈzɝːp/
to take control of a position of power, especially without having the right to: 篡夺,夺取(权位)
Local control is being usurped by central government.地方的权力被中央政府攫取了。
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usurp | American Dictionary


usurp
verb[ T ]
 fmlus/jʊˈsɜrp, -ˈzɜrp/
to take power or control of something by force or without the right to do so:
Some senators fear the organization will usurp congressional power.

Examples of usurp


usurp
Their subordinates' self-imposed suppression of the urge to usurp power would serve them well.
This occurrence complicates the analysis of species-specific behaviors because the behavior patterns of large and dominant matrilines can usurp a group's behavioral repertoire.
Of course, it had not: jobbers had scarcely usurped the managerial hierarchy and displaced the owners.
The usual flow of reading is usurped by typological objects, like hurdles on a racetrack or weirs in a river.
When such actions and policies usurp the decisions of others and limit liberty without a sound evidentiary base, significant ethical boundaries are crossed.
European states usurped church bells for dynastic celebrations, military victories and national festivals.
Creoles were interested in taking over them because they could exploit the indigenous sector, usurp community lands and demand unpaid labour.
One informant knowledgeable in tribal matters told me his uncle had usurped the office from him.
The size of his plantation increased from 200 to 3,000 acres, in particular by usurping the property of local people.
Because money has only representational value, she argues, it is easily disposed of and can only be substituted for rather than usurp gold's "real" value.
He frequently usurped the powers of the commander, to whom he felt superior, especially if the latter was a non-party person.
During transit, the carrier was permitted to usurp the owner's property rights by exercising dominion and control over the goods being shipped.
A generation later, when a new leadership and often a new regime have usurped the leadership role?
Geographical mapping could not usurp systems of governance and indirect rule.
The objects and operations, while constituting a kind of ontology in their own right, do not usurp the role of an agent's domain ontology.
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