impound

英 [ɪm'paʊnd] 美 [ɪm'paʊnd]

• v. 扣押；没收；蓄水；关在栏中

英英释义

Verb:

1. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority;

   "The FBI seized the drugs"
   "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"
   "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
   

2. place or shut up in a pound;

   "pound the cows so they don't stray"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. If you leave your car there,the police will impound it.
   如果你把汽车停放在那儿，警察就会把它扣押。
2. The custom impound the whole cargo.
   海关没收了全部的船货。
3. They built a dam to impound water.
   他们建造了水坝来蓄水。

近反义词

【近义词】

• cage 笼子
• confiscate 没收
• seize 抓住
• lock up 上锁
• take away 拿走
• hold 拿着
• possess 拥有
• store 商店
• sequester 使 ... 隔绝
• pound 磅
• attach 附上