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sequester

英 [sɪ'kwestə] 美[sɪ'kwɛstɚ]
  • vt. 使隔绝;使隐退;没收,扣押

英英释意


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"