appropriation

/әprәupri'eiʃәn/

托福英语词汇

📖 中文释义

  1. n. 拨用, 挪用, 拨款
  2. [经] 拨款, 挪用

🔗 释义中的汉语词

🧩 词形变化

💬 双语例句

  1. As with its territorial and maritime disputes with India, Vietnam, Japan, and others, China is seeking to disrupt the status quo on international-river flows. Persuading it to halt further unilateral appropriation of shared waters has thus become pivotal to Asian peace and stability.

  2. In contrast to the Commission, the stated intention of a growing number of member states is to limit appropriation commitments to 1% of GDP. This would squarely shift most of the adjustment burden onto structural funds, a sure harbinger of bitter rows between old recipients and new entrants.

    与欧洲委员会形成对照的是,越来越多的国家发表申明要求将预算支出限制在国内生产总值的1%以内。 这将正好减轻结构基金所承担的大部分调整负担,却无疑预示着老成员国与新加入国之间的一场激烈争论。

🔵 同义词

🔗 常用搭配

limit appropriationdifferent priestly appropriationfurther unilateral appropriationincrease budgetary appropriationappropriation billsappropriation commitmentsbudgetary appropriationcases appropriation
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
  1. n. money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
  2. n. a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner