词汇 | appropriation |
释义 | appropriation noun [ C or U ] uk/əˌprəʊ.priˈeɪ.ʃən/ us/əˌproʊ.priˈeɪ.ʃən/ (TAKING) 据为己有,挪用 the act of taking something for your own use, usually without permission The author objected to the appropriation of his story by an amateur filmmaker. 作者反对业余电影制作人盗用他的故事。
(SUM OF MONEY) formal拨款 an amount of money to be used for a particular purpose The committee approved an appropriation of £10,000. 委员会批准拨款1万英镑。 [ often plural ] The foundation was promised a seven percent increase to bring its appropriations to $2.07 billion. 基金会得到承诺拨款将增加7%,使其总额达到20.7亿美元。 |
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