confiscate

'kɒnfiskeit

托福GRE Collins 1

s. surrendered as a penalty

vt. 没收, 把...充公, 查抄
a. 被没收的

Collins 星级

11,552

BNC 频率

10,551

使用频率

confiscate 可以拆分为 con-（一起、共同）和 fisc（财务、国库）以及后缀 -ate。意思是将财物共同收回，符合“没收”的含义。

例句

1. The teacher had to confiscate the phone from the student during the test.

老师在考试期间不得不没收学生的手机。

2. Security guards will confiscate any illegal items at the entrance of the concert.

保安会在音乐会入口处没收任何非法物品。

3. The customs officials confiscated the goods that were not declared.

海关官员没收了未申报的货物。