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

• Appropriation of primary income account;
  原始收入分拨账户；
• Rent-seeking can be effected through rake-offs on government contracts, or the appropriation of state assets by oligarchs and the relatives of politicians.
  寡头和官员的亲属可以通过从政府合同上拿回扣，或是侵占国家资产，来实现寻租。
• 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。
• Financing and appropriation model is one of the most significant factors in social assistance in all over the world.
  筹资和经费管理模式在世界各国的社会救助制度中都具有重要的作用和意义。
• 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。
• Huge sums were hacked off the original appropriation The rent takes a large chunk out of my monthly salary.
  大笔金额从原来的拨款中被砍掉了。租金花掉了我月薪中的绝大部分。
• They are very sensitive and thought I was to check their appropriation of funds immigrants.
  他们非常敏感，以为我是去查他们挪用移民经费的事了。
• They are exceptional because recent development strategies have intensified the appropriation of local ownership by Han Chinese outsiders.
  它们之所以特殊，是因为近年的发展战略加剧了外来汉族人对当地所有权的占有。
• Appropriation part and section They charge customers on an hourly basis.
  经费按编次和款次分列他们向顾客按钟点收费。
• 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。