misappropriate
verb /ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪt/
/ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪt/
(formal)动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they misappropriate | /ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪt/ /ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪt/ |
he / she / it misappropriates | /ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪts/ /ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪts/ |
past simple misappropriated | /ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪtɪd/ /ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪtɪd/ |
past participle misappropriated | /ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪtɪd/ /ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪtɪd/ |
-ing form misappropriating | /ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪtɪŋ/ /ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪtɪŋ/ |
- misappropriate something to take somebody else’s money or property for yourself, especially when they have trusted you to take care of it
synonym embezzle私吞;挪用 - He is accused of misappropriating money from the company’s pension fund.
他被指控挪用公司养老金。
Collocations DictionaryMisappropriate is used with these nouns as the object:- fund
- He is accused of misappropriating money from the company’s pension fund.