英 [ɪmˈpaʊnd] 美 [ɪmˈpaʊnd]
vt. 没收；拘留；将……关在圈中
第三人称单数impounds
现在分词impounding
过去式impounded
过去分词impounded
impound /ɪmˈpaʊnd/ TEM8 [ impounding impounded impounds ]
及物动词 If something is impounded by police officers, customs officers, or other officials, they officially take possession of it because a law or rule has been broken. 扣押
The ship was impounded under the terms of the UN trade embargo.
那条船因联合国贸易禁令而遭扣押。
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
同义词： attach / sequester / confiscate / seize
place or shut up in a pound
同义词： pound
蓄水-引用次数：4
... impoundwater圈闭水；静水 impound筑堤堵水；集水；扣押 impoundedbody静止水体 ...
... imposing 仪表堂堂,宏伟的 impound 关于栏内,扣留 imprecate 诅咒 ...
... impotence无效 impound蓄;拘禁;没收 impound蓄拘禁没收 ...
impoundment 蓄水；扣留
没收；拘留；将…关在圈中
We'll need to impound your car.
我们要扣留你的车辆。
The custom impound the whole cargo.
海关扣押了全部的船货。
You made bail. Motorcycle is in impound.
你被保释了。摩托车继续扣留。
Local police are not supposed to enforce immigration law, which is a federal matter, but they can impound the cars of drivers without licences, so they took Gonzalo's.
ECONOMIST: They came to America illegally, for the best of reasons