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🔑appropriateap·pro·pri·ate AW 1 /əˈproʊpriət / adjective appropriate (for / to sth) suitable or right for a particular situation, person, use, etc.合适的；恰当的◆I don't think this movie is appropriate for children.我认为这部影片不适合儿童。◆Take whatever action you think is appropriate.采取任何你认为适当的行动。 SYN suitable OPP inappropriate▸ ap·pro·pri·ate·ly AW adverb ▸ ap·pro·pri·ate·ness AW noun [uncountable]
appropriateap·pro·pri·ate AW 2 /əˈproʊprieɪt / verb [transitive] (formal) - to take something to use for yourself, usually without permission擅用；挪用；盗用；占用◆He admitted that he had appropriated some facts from another writer's article.他承认抄袭了另一位作者文章中的一些资料。
- appropriate sth (for / to sth) to decide to use something, especially money, for a particular purpose划拨，拨出（专款等）◆Congress has appropriated over $150 million for cancer research.国会已拨出 1.5 亿多美元用于癌症研究。
▸ ap·pro·pri·a·tion /əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃn / noun [uncountable, singular] ◆an appropriation of $72 million for loans to small businesses用于放贷给小型企业的 7,200 万美元拨款 |