seized 的定义
- taken hold, possession, or control of, as by force or legal authority; confiscated, captured, or appropriated:Police say the seized property includes knives, computer equipment, a balaclava, and military clothing.Settlers were observed planting olive trees on illegally seized land.
- taken advantage of promptly:Everything that Mom and I had accomplished was rooted firmly in the soil of hard work and seized opportunities.
- locked or jammed, as from excessive friction:I gladly pay top dollar for lubricants and fluids, because I know it's far more expensive to have to rebuild a seized engine!
- having ceased to function; having come to a halt:Businesses need to access credit lines to function, but now the credit market is totally seized up.
- fully understood; mentally grasped:People who need cognitive closure will absorb a statement early in the process of acquiring knowledge, "freeze" on that seized idea, and resist further information.
- grainy and clumpy from overheating or from contact with a small amount of moisture:To reverse the reaction, add more liquid, but just enough to dissolve most of the sugar and cocoa particles in the seized chocolate clumps.
seized 近义词
confiscated
更多seized例句
- Others may seize on a crisis, innovating quickly and successfully under pressure in ways that propel growth over the long term.
- It’s on Page 24 that Winspear tells us about the lifelong fears that first seized her in childhood.
- At one point, he seized on the water leak in Atlanta as evidence of something sinister.
- On the first run, 1717B seized and spun and put the blocks in the wrong spot.
- That means the next mayor could be someone who seizes a relatively small percentage of the vote.
- Historically, conquering armies have seized inhabitants of conquered areas and enslaved them.
- MIAMI — Fidel Castro seized power in January 1959 after waging a guerilla war against then-dictator Fulgencio Batista.
- The seizures were the first time SIGAR investigators seized funds held in an Afghan bank.
- Authorities have seized more than $250 million in assets from businesses across Rome.
- How a small London design group seized the moment and brought avant-garde art to classic rock.
- At this same time they seized in Nangasaqui a servant of the father provincial, Matheo Couros, who was washing his clothes.
- I seized the opportunity to watch what I supposed would be a most interesting interview, from behind a curtain.
- All the Italian merchants in the realm of France, called money lenders, seized by order of Philip the fair, for their ransoms.
- The occasion should be seized also to increase the balances of depositors who carry unprofitable accounts.
- They also seized the lake gunboats, took an entire Spanish garrison prisoner, and captured a large quantity of stores.