embezzle

大学

vt. 盗用, 挪用 [经] 贪污(公款), 盗用

发音

UK /ɪmˈbɛz.əl/
CA /ɪmˈbɛz.əl/
US /ɪmˈbɛz.əl/
CA /ɛmˈbɛz.əl/
US /ɛmˈbɛz.əl/
/əmˈbɛz.əl/
AU /ɪmˈbez.əl/

词形变化

embezzled embezzles 三单 embezzles embezzling embezzling 现在分词 embezzled 过去式 embezzled 过去分词

别名

imbezzle

教材释义与例句

动词

盗用；挪用；贪污

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.

    挪用

    私吞

    商务 法律

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

defalcate misappropriate peculate

上位词 3

steal rip rip off

下位词 1

fiddle

词源

From Middle English embesilen, from Anglo-Norman embesiler, embesillier, embeseillier (“to steal, cause to disappear”), from em- + Old French besillier (“to torment, destroy, gouge”), of unknown origin.

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