sequester

[sɪˈkwestə(r)] [sɪˈkwɛstɚ]
  • 第三人称单数:sequesters;
  • 过去式:sequestered;
  • 过去分词:sequestered;
  • 现在分词:sequestering;
  • 例句
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    英汉词典释义
    英英词典释义
    • Verb
      1. requisition forcibly, as of enemy property;
      "the estate was sequestered"
      2. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority;
      "The FBI seized the drugs""The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment""The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
      3. undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion;
      "The cations were sequestered"
      4. keep away from others;
      "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
      5. set apart from others;
      "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
    行业词典
    • 医学: 隔绝,分离:从整体中异常分开或分离的小部分,见sequestration和sequestrum;死骨〔片〕;
      法律: 没收;查封;