appropriate

英[əˈprəʊpriət , əˈprəʊprieɪt]
美[əˈproʊpriət , əˈproʊprieɪt]

基本释义

adj.
适当的; 合适的
v.
私占; 盗用; 挪用; 拨出(专款)

词性变化

实用例句

He was accused of appropriating club funds.

他被控盗用俱乐部资金。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

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回应无家可归者的需要,为此已受到谴责。

牛津词典

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”。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

Jeans are not appropriate for a formal party.

正式聚会上穿牛仔裤不合适。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

Is now an appropriate time to make a speech?

现在发表演讲是不是时候?

牛津词典

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(酌情扣除)。

牛津词典

an appropriate response/measure/method

恰如其分的反应;恰当的措施 / 方法

牛津词典

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。

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。

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。

We should take appropriate measures to improve our teaching.

我们应当采取适当的措施提高教学质量.

《简明英汉词典》

Please note and take appropriate action.

希查照办理.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

What you said on the occasion was not appropriate.

在这种场合你说这样的话是不相宜的.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

I applied a credit card today.

我今天申请了一张信用卡.

期刊摘选

It is appropriate that he should get the post.

由他担任这一职务是恰当的.

《简明英汉词典》

I deem it appropriate to make a statement.

理合声明.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.

我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜.

《简明英汉词典》

It is appropriate that everyone be suitably attired.

人人穿戴得体是恰当的.

《简明英汉词典》

Plain and simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.

朴素的服装适合在学校里穿.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The results of the sample for the test have shown that the quantity of fatty substance in milk is appropriate to the standard.

采样检验的结果表明牛奶中的脂肪含量达标.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Write in a style appropriate to your subject.

用与你的题目相称的体裁写.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.

他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排.

《简明英汉词典》

Ordinary shoes are not appropriate to paddy fields.

普通鞋不适于下稻田.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

真题例句

Others saw them as politically correct and morally appropriate.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

After taking appropriate measures to contain the RF interference to our test lab, we tested the attack out for ourselves, and were able to verify that it's possible with the right equipment.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

The reason for these and countless other patterns of social behaviour is that they are controlled by social norms--shared rules or guidelines which prescribe the behavior that is appropriate in a given situation.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

Yet each of these other forms of greeting is appropriate in other parts of the world

出自-2013年12月听力原文

It is urgent for governments to increase the cost of using fossil fuels to an appropriate level to lessen the catastrophic effects of climate change.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

If not corrected by the appropriate carbon price, low fossil fuel prices are not accurately signaling to markets the true social profitability of clean energy.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Action to restore appropriate price incentives, notably through corrective carbon pricing, is urgently needed to lower the risk of irreversible and potentially devastating effects of climate change.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

The conception that everyone has a right to an education appropriate to his potential is a highly democratic and compassionate standard, says Marven Breselor, a professor at Princeton University.

出自-2015年12月听力原文

Since children from poor families often are identified as at-risk for academic failure, teachers believe that advising families to speak English only is appropriate.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

place employees in the most appropriate positions

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

Here, the important aspect is to compare with an appropriate reference group.

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

At an appropriate time it might also express the kind of affection that stimulates attachment and intimacy.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

Produce the appropriate sound.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

Although the American Academy of Pediatrics offers guidelines recommending that parents model appropriate social media use for their children, it does not explicitly discuss oversharing by parents.

2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

Smartphone-based data collection comes at an appropriate time in the evolution of psychological science Today, the field is in transition, moving away from a focus on laboratory studies with undergraduate participants towards more complex, real-world situ

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

Smartphone-based data collection comes at an appropriate time in the evolution of psychological science.

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

This conversational robot companion has cameras in its eyes, which allow it to track patients and use appropriate facial expressions and body language in its interactions.

2018年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

Women won the right at to swim in public pools, learned to swim properly, created appropriate swimwear, and in time even competed against men.

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section B

New compulsory age-appropriate relationship and sex education lessons in England should help equip children to deal with the growing demands of social media.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Theater owner ed bradford said he chose the movie because it seemed appropriate.

2017年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

This is usually interpreted as a sign that today's parents are trying to manage their children's lives past the point where this behavior is appropriate.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

If appropriate public policies were in place to help all women—whether CEOs or their children's caregivers—and all families, Sandberg would be no more newsworthy than any other highly capable person living in a more just society.

2013年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Meanwhile, this policy does nothing to ensure that the homework students receive is meaningful or appropriate to their age and the subject, or that teachers are not assigning more than they are willing to review and correct.

2012年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Verb
  • 1. give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause;

    "I will earmark this money for your research"

  • 2. take possession of by force, as after an invasion;

    "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"

    "The army seized the town"

    "The militia captured the castle"

Adjective
  • 1. suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc;

    "a book not appropriate for children"

    "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"

    "it seems that an apology is appropriate"

  • 2. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

  • 3. meant or adapted for an occasion or use;

    "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"

    "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy"

  • 4. suitable and fitting;

    "the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing"

  • 5. being of striking appropriateness and pertinence;

    "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"

    "an apt reply"

同义词辨析

fit, proper, suitable, appropriate, apt, fitting

这些形容词均表示"适当的"或"适合的"之意。

  • fit: 指具有适合于某个目的,某种工作或某种用途等必需的品质或条件。
  • proper: 往往侧重于符合某个标准或习惯。
  • suitable: 指具有适合于某种特定场合、地位或情况等的品质。
  • appropriate: 指专门适合于某人或某事,语气较重,强调"恰如其分"。
  • apt: 专指性质或构造适合达到某一目的或得到某种结果的要求。
  • fitting: 指与当时的目标、情绪状态、气氛、场合等相适应。