impound

英 [ɪmˈpaʊnd]

美 [ɪmˈpaʊnd]

v.  暂时没收; 扣押; 收留(待领的狗、猫等)

过去分词：impounded　过去式：impounded　现在分词：impounding　第三人称单数：impounds　

TEM8经济

Collins.1 / BNC.24594 / COCA.23444

牛津词典

verb

• 暂时没收；扣押
  to take sth away from sb, so that they cannot use it
  1. The car was impounded by the police after the accident.
     那辆车在发生车祸之后被警察扣留了。
• 收留（待领的狗、猫等）
  to shut up dogs, cats, etc. found on the streets in a pound , until their owners collect them

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。

英英释义

verb

• place or shut up in a pound
  1. pound the cows so they don't stray
  Synonym:pound
• take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
  1. The FBI seized the drugs
  2. The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
  3. The police confiscated the stolen artwork
  Synonym:attachsequesterconfiscateseize

双语例句

• The custom impound the whole cargo.
  海关扣押了全部的船货。
• Until all impound fees are paid.
  除非所有的保管费都付清了。
• When reservoir starts to impound water, the change of reservoir level directly leads to the change of rock mass parameters, which causes the rock properties degradation, and makes the stable slope to develop to the unstable direction.
  水库蓄水后，库水位变化直接导致岩体力学参数的性质变化，进而造成岩体性质劣化，使稳定的坝肩边坡向不稳定方向发展。
• I'll need to write you a ticket and impound your vehicle.
  我必须开罚单给你，并且扣留你的车子。
• Local police are not supposed to enforce immigration law, which is a federal matter, but they can impound the cars of drivers without licences, so they took Gonzalo's.
  当地警察不会用移民法来管他们，因为那是联邦政府的事儿，但是警察会没收他们没有牌照的汽车，冈萨洛的车就被警察没收了。
• Cops here immediately confiscate our license and impound our vehicle too on the spot.
  警察当场就没收了我们的驾照，扣押了我们的汽车。
• Vehicle's most likely an impound.
  车子很可能被扣留了。
• "As we were about to impound some of his assets, Chun paid part of the fines to avoid the action," a Seoul prosecution official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
  “当我们要没收他的一些资产时，全交付了部分罚金以避免没收资产。”一名不肯透露姓名的首尔检察官员告诉法新社。
• And while you're at it, impound those bikes.
  既然来了，所有的车子都先行扣押。
• Impound every work station and hard drive in this office.
  查封这个办公室的每个工作站和硬盘。