impound

im'paund

Collins 1

v. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
v. place or shut up in a pound

vt. 关在栏中, 拘留, 充公
[经] 扣押

Collins 星级

24,594

BNC 频率

23,444

使用频率

impound 由前缀 im-（表示“进入”或“在内”）和词根 pound（意思是“囚禁”或“关押”）组成，整体意思是“将某物放入一个封闭的地方，通常是指法律上扣押”。

例句

1. The police decided to impound the car for driving without a license.

警方决定扣押这辆没有驾驶执照的汽车。

2. If you park your vehicle in the wrong place, it may be impounded by the city.

如果你把车停在错误的地方，市政府可能会扣押它。

3. The animal shelter had to impound several stray dogs for their safety.

动物收容所不得不扣押几只流浪狗以保护它们的安全。