剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - appropriate collapse

appropriate
adjective [UK]/əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/
[US]/-ˈproʊ-/
E
* suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion
适当的，恰当的；合适的

1. appropriate footwear for the country
适合在乡间穿的鞋

2. Is this film appropriate for small children?
这部电影适合幼童观看吗？

3. I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time.
我觉得他在当时发表那些评论很不妥当。

4. Is this an appropriate occasion to discuss finance?
这个场合适合讨论财政问题吗？

5. Please complete the appropriate parts of this form (= the parts that are right or necessary for your particular situation) and return it as soon as possible.
请正确填写表中相应部分并尽快交回。
Opposite inappropriate

verb [T] [UK]/əˈprəʊ.pri.eɪt/
[US]/-ˈproʊ-/
formal
TAKE 拿走
* to take something for your own use, usually without permission
挪用；占用；盗用；侵吞

1. He lost his job when he was found to have appropriated some of the company's money.
他被发现侵吞公司一笔款项后就丢了工作。

verb [T] [UK]/əˈprəʊ.pri.eɪt/
[US]/-ˈproʊ-/
formal
KEEP MONEY 保留钱
* to keep a sum of money to use for a particular purpose
拨出（款项）

1. The government have appropriated millions of pounds for the project.
政府已经为该企划案拨款数百万英镑。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - appropriate collapse

appropriate ★★★☆☆
The adjective is pronounced /ə'prəʊpriət/. The verb is pronounced /ə'prəʊprieɪt/. 形容词读作/ə'prəʊpriət/，动词读作/ə'prəʊprieɪt/。
1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词适当的;合适的;恰当的 Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.

【搭配模式】：oft it v-link ADJ that/to-inf

  • It is appropriate that Irish names dominate the list...

    名单上大部分是爱尔兰名字，这没什么不合适的。

  • Dress neatly and attractively in an outfit appropriate to the job...

    着装要整洁美观，适合于这份工作。

  • The teacher can then take appropriate action.

    老师到时可以采取适当的行动。

appropriately

  • Dress appropriately and ask intelligent questions...

    穿着要得体，提问要机敏。

  • It's entitled, appropriately enough, 'Art for the Nation'.

    它被恰如其分地取名为“为了国家的艺术”。

appropriateness

  • He wonders about the appropriateness of each move he makes.

    他对自己的每次行动都再三思量是否合适。

2.VERB 动词私占；侵吞；盗用；挪用 If someone appropriates something which does not belong to them, they take it, usually without the right to do so.

【语法信息】：V n

【STYLE标签】：FORMAL 正式

  • Several other newspapers have appropriated the idea...

    另外有几家报社已盗用了这个创意。

  • The land was simply appropriated by the rulers.

    土地完全被统治者霸占。

3.VERB 动词拨出（专款） If a government or organization appropriates an amount of money for a particular purpose, it reserves it for that purpose.

【语法信息】：V n

【STYLE标签】：FORMAL 正式

  • Senator Lugar is skeptical that Congress will appropriate more funding for this purpose.

    参议员卢格怀疑国会是否会拨出更多资金用于此目的。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - appropriate collapse

☞ appropriate
ap·pro·pri·ate adjective   / E5prEupriEt; NAmE E5prou- / ~ (for / to sth) suitable, acceptable or correct for the particular circumstances
   合适的；恰当的:
   an appropriate response / measure / method
   恰如其分的反应；恰当的措施/方法
   Now that the problem has been identified, appropriate action can be taken.
   现在既已找出问题的症结,即可采取适当行动。
   Jeans are not appropriate for a formal party.
   正式聚会上穿牛仔裤不合适。
   The book was written in a style appropriate to the age of the children.
   这本书的文体适合儿童阅读。
   Is now an appropriate time to make a speech?
   现在发表演讲是不是时候？
   Please debit my Mastercard / Visa / American Express card ( delete as appropriate).
   请在我的万事达/维萨/美国运通信用卡账户中扣除(删除不适用者)。
   OPP  inappropriate
• ap·pro·pri·ate·ly adv.:
   The government has been accused of not responding appropriately to the needs of the homeless.
   政府未采取恰当的措施以应无家可归者的需要,为此已受到谴责。
   The chain of volcanoes is known, appropriately enough, as the 'Ring of Fire'.
   人们把这链状火山群很恰当地称作"火环"。
• ap·pro·pri·ate·ness noun [U] verb / E5prEuprieit; NAmE E5prou- /
  ▪ [VN] (formal)
1. to take sth, sb's ideas, etc. for your own use, especially illegally or without permission
   盗用；挪用；占用；侵吞:
   He was accused of appropriating club funds.
   他被控盗用俱乐部资金。
   Some of the opposition party's policies have been appropriated by the government.
   反对党的一些政策已被政府照搬照用。
2. ~ sth (for sth) to take or give sth, especially money for a particular purpose
   拨(专款等):
   Five million dollars has been appropriated for research into the disease.
   已拨款五百万元用于这种疾病的研究。
⇨ compare misappropriate

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - appropriate collapse

appropriate

I. verb

Appropriate is used with these nouns as the subject: congress

II. adj.

• VERBS be, seem | consider sth, deem sth, feel sth, think sth It was thought ~ to award her the prize.

• ADVERB extremely, fairly, very, etc. | entirely, perfectly | culturally

• PREPOSITION for It might be ~ for him to attend the course. | to Tutors can construct tests ~ to individual students' needs.

Appropriate is used with these nouns: action, adjustment, agency, analogy, answer, authority, balance, box, channel, choice, compensation, context, degree, expertise, facility, fashion, fee, feedback, instrument, limit, manner, means, measure, metaphor, place, precaution, punishment, qualification, recognition, reference, remedy, replacement, response, safeguard, sentence, setting, size, starting point, time, training, use, venue, way, wording

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - appropriate collapse

appropriate verb
⇨ seizeappropriate adj.
⇨ good 2

新牛津英语同义词词典 - appropriate collapse

appropriate

adjective
such questions can be answered by referring to the appropriate page of the atlas | this isn't the appropriate time or place
SUITABLE , proper, fitting, apt;
RELEVANT , connected, pertinent, apposite, applicable germane, material, significant, right, congruous, to the point, to the purpose; convenient, expedient, favourable, auspicious, propitious, opportune, felicitous, timely, well judged, well timed, seasonable; seemly, befitting, deserved; Latin ad rem; formal appurtenant; archaic meet.
-opposite(s): INAPPROPRIATE ; IRRELEVANT.

verb
1 he acquired resources by appropriating local church lands
SEIZE , commandeer, expropriate, annex, arrogate, sequestrate, sequester, take possession of, take over, assume, secure, acquire, wrest, usurp, claim, lay claim to, hijack.

2 allegations that he had appropriated DM40,000 had led to his dismissal
STEAL , take, misappropriate; thieve, pilfer, pocket, purloin, ‘abstract’, ‘borrow’, ‘liberate’, make off with; embezzle; informal swipe, nab, rip off, lift, filch, snaffle, snitch, bag, walk off/away with; Brit. informal pinch, nick, half-inch, whip, knock off; rare peculate, defalcate.

3 there can be constitutional problems in appropriating funds for these expenses
ALLOCATE , assign, allot, earmark, set apart/aside, devote, apportion, budget.

4 his images have been appropriated by advertisers
PLAGIARIZE , copy, reproduce; poach, steal, ‘borrow’, bootleg, infringe the copyright of; informal pirate, rip off, crib, lift.



AWKWARD SYNONYMS
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting

Something that is appropriate is exactly right for the requirements of a particular situation: she searched for an appropriate word | we need care packages appropriate to people's needs. The word may convey pleasure or satisfaction at something's particular relevance: it is appropriate that healing should still be important in the village where the Red Cross was born.
Suitable is a more general word for things that are right for a particular purpose or occasion: she had no shoes suitable for walking. More than one thing may be suitable on a particular occasion; there is a suggestion that a set of quite general conditions must be met and that the first item found to fulfil them will be accepted.
Proper is used of the right thing or person for a purpose or a job, often suggesting that there is only one right one: inquiries should be addressed to the proper officer. The proper equipment for an activity has been either specially designed for the purpose or carefully chosen to be what is needed; the proper time for doing something is the single most favourable time. There is often an element of value judgement in
  • proper, absent from the orher synonyms in this set.
    Something that is fitting is typically felt to be particularly appropriate and satisfying: the newspapers gave her a fitting nickname | his election as president of the society was a fitting tribute.

    • 词源记忆 - appropriate collapse

    appropriate 合适的
    ap-, 向，往；proper, 自己的，合适的。