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小词详解 | usurp
usurp 英 [juːˈzɜːp] 美 [juːˈzɜːrp]
Snooty ale connoisseurs mock Budweiser’s usurped title of “King of Beers”.
傲慢的艾尔啤酒的鉴赏家们嘲笑百威篡夺了“啤酒之王”的称号。
——《经济学人》Republicans usurped this responsibility, and that decision was not only unjust but also undemocratic.
共和党人篡夺了这一职责,并且那项决定不仅不公正,而且不民主。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] 非法或以武力夺取(权力地位或重要地位)
篡权
usurp the power篡夺王位
usurp the throne
侵占财产
usurp the property盗用……的名义
usurp the name of有些做父母的急于取代教师的作用。
Some parents are anxious about usurping the role of the teacher.
Her day was divided between us; no amusement usurped a minute: she neglected her meals, her studies, and her play; and she was the fondest nurse that ever watched.
她一天的时间全分给我们两个人了;没有一分钟是玩掉的;吃饭、读书和游戏她都不放在心上,真是位难得的、讨人喜的看护。
appropriate: take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission expropriate: (of the state or an authority) take (property) from its owner for public use or benefit wrest: forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp