| 单词 | appropriation |
| 释义 | appropriation 1 ENTRIES FOUND: appropriation (noun) appropriation /əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən/ noun plural appropriations appropriation /əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən/ noun plural appropriations Learner's definition of APPROPRIATION formal 1 [noncount] : the act of appropriating something拨款；拨付；侵吞: such as a : the act of getting or saving money for a specific use or purpose资金拨付 the appropriation of funds to repair the bridge用于修桥的资金拨付 b : the act of taking or using something especially in a way that is illegal, unfair, etc.占有；挪用；盗用 The economy has been weakened by the appropriation of the country's resources by corrupt officials.经济被那些侵占国家资源为己所用的贪官们削弱了。 2 [count] : an amount of money that is used or provided by a government for a specific purpose专项拨款 The library's appropriation (from the state) has decreased over the years.图书馆的（州政府）专项拨款这些年不断减少。 |
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