當用作動詞時, appropriate意味著什麼?

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Rebecca
作為動詞, appropirate有兩種含義。意思是拿別人的東西給自己用。通常他們在不知情或未經許可的情況下服用。示例: My designs were appropriated by a plagiarizer. (我的設計被剽竊了。) 例子: Don't appropriate other people's work. Always ask for permission.它還意味著為特定目的花費或分配資源或金錢。我的意思主要是消極的方式。這筆錢被非法或以錯誤的方式使用。示例: The company appropriated 10 % of its budget for marketing projects. (公司將其預算的 10% 用於營銷項目。) 示例: The investigation discovered that the president appropriated public funds for his personal use. (調查發現總統挪用公款供個人使用。)