appropriation

英 [əˌprəʊpriˈeɪʃn]

美 [əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃn]

n.  擅自调用; 盗用; 挪用; 占用; 侵吞; 拨(专)款; (尤指政府、公司的)所拨款项，专款

复数：appropriations　

TOEFL经济

BNC.9318 / COCA.6526

牛津词典

noun

• 擅自调用；盗用；挪用；占用；侵吞
  the act of taking sth which belongs to sb else, especially without permission
  1. dishonest appropriation of property
     以欺骗的手法侵吞财产
• 拨（专）款
  the act of keeping or saving money for a particular purpose
  1. a meeting to discuss the appropriation of funds
     讨论拨款的会议
• （尤指政府、公司的）所拨款项，专款
  a sum of money to be used for a particular purpose, especially by a government or company
  1. an appropriation of £20 000 for payment of debts
     用于还债的2万英镑拨款

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 拨款
  Anappropriationis an amount of money that a government or organization reserves for a particular purpose.
  1. The government raised defence appropriations by 12 per cent.
     政府将国防拨款提高了12%。
• N-UNCOUNT 私占；侵吞；盗用；挪用
  Appropriation ofsomething that belongs to someone else is the act of taking it, usually without having the right to do so.
  1. Other charges include fraud and illegal appropriation of land.
     其他指控包括欺诈罪和非法侵占土地罪。

英英释义

noun

• a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner
  1. the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit
  2. a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest
• incorporation by joining or uniting
  Synonym:annexation
• money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose

双语例句

• The act provided a continuing annual appropriation; the continuing struggle to put food on the table.
  这一法案提供了持续的年度拨款；维持生活的不断努力。
• Acts of unlawful appropriation of cultivated land or misuse of land shall be prohibited.
  禁止乱占耕地和滥用土地的行为。
• We cordially recommend you use my company production of injection molding machine appropriation manipulator.
  我们诚意推荐您采用我公司生产的注塑机专用机械手。
• Appropriation of primary income account;
  原始收入分拨账户；
• Different system of appropriation can also influence GEIS.
  各种不同的拨款模式也会影响政府教育投资的规模。
• After introducing the market economic system, Chinese government has changed the appropriation way into investing in the non-profitable hospitals.
  我国政府在引入市场经济体制后，改变了对政府办非营利性医院全额拨款的方法。
• One of the main design concerns was the building's environmental adaptation and appropriation.
  一个主要的设计关注的是建设的环境适应和拨款。
• Finally, the convergence of the dynamic process is proved and the forms of players'innovation value appropriation are given.
  最后证明了动态创新过程的收敛性，给出了双方创新价值的分配形式。
• Our government made an appropriation for the project.
  我们的政府为那个工程拨出一笔款项。
• For many years, state financial appropriation has been the main source of the operating funds for colleges.
  多年来，院校教育事业经费一直是靠国家财政拨款，但事业经费不足也一直困扰着院校的发展。