appropriation
/әprәupri'eiʃәn/
📖 中文释义
- n. 拨用, 挪用, 拨款
- [经] 拨款, 挪用
🔗 释义中的汉语词
🧩 词形变化
💬 双语例句
As with its territorial and maritime disputes with India, Vietnam, Japan, and others, China is seeking to disrupt the status quo on international-river flows. Persuading it to halt further unilateral appropriation of shared waters has thus become pivotal to Asian peace and stability.
In contrast to the Commission, the stated intention of a growing number of member states is to limit appropriation commitments to 1% of GDP. This would squarely shift most of the adjustment burden onto structural funds, a sure harbinger of bitter rows between old recipients and new entrants.
与欧洲委员会形成对照的是,越来越多的国家发表申明要求将预算支出限制在国内生产总值的1%以内。 这将正好减轻结构基金所承担的大部分调整负担,却无疑预示着老成员国与新加入国之间的一场激烈争论。
🔵 同义词
🔗 常用搭配
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
- n. money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
- n. a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner