impounded

英 [ɪmˈpaʊndɪd]

美 [ɪmˈpaʊndɪd]

v.  暂时没收; 扣押; 收留(待领的狗、猫等)
impound的过去分词和过去式

过去式：impounded　

BNC.45469 / COCA.40899

柯林斯词典

• VERB 扣押;没收
  If somethingis impoundedby policemen, customs officers or other officials, they officially take possession of it because a law or rule has been broken.
  1. The ship was impounded under the terms of the UN trade embargo...
     该船因触犯联合国贸易禁运条款而被扣押。
  2. The police moved in, arrested him and impounded the cocaine.
     警察冲进去将他拘捕并没收了可卡因。

双语例句

• Some questions need to be answered: How much water was impounded, where and when?
  还需要回答一些问题：何时何地汇集起来的水有多少？
• The government as a whole will now come under intense pressure to explain why a vast consignment of explosives from a ship impounded en route to Syria from Iran has been left untouched for two years.
  政府将面临巨大压力来解释为什么从伊朗运往叙利亚的船只上没收的炸药两年来都无人问津。
• They immediately impounded the aircraft and hauled the pilot into an interrogation room.
  他们立即扣留了飞机并把飞行员押到了审讯室。
• Their passports continued to be impounded and their bans maintained.
  他们的护照继续被扣押，对他们的禁令仍然维持。
• Yet if the rent wasn't paid, the whole family would be thrown out and their belongings impounded.
  房钱交不上，全家便被撵出去，而且扣了东西。
• The agency impounded film belonging to news organizations.
  宇航局没收了新闻单位的胶卷。
• Mr Thaksin's wealth has been impounded.
  他信的财富已经被没收了。
• Some of those who are impounded go on hunger strike on and off.
  一些被扣押的人断续地进行绝食。
• His car is impounded on the spot, unless a relative or friend comes to fetch it.
  车辆会被当场扣押，直到驾驶员的亲人或朋友来取走车辆。
• A plane loaded with weapons from North Korea that was recently impounded in Bangkok was bound for Iran, according to documents obtained by arms-trafficking experts.
  军火走私专家获取的文件说，不久前在曼谷被扣押的装有朝鲜武器的飞机原计划飞往伊朗。