appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use;
"The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"
双语例句
用作及物动词 (vt.)
Associated press announces, will adopt law to act, make do to embezzle illegally the website of associated press news. 美联社宣布，将采取法律行动，对付非法盗用美联社新闻的网站。
Those who embezzle the interest of misappropriated public funds and those who are bribed to embezzle public funds should be seriously published. 侵吞挪用公款的利息和挪用公款而收受贿赂的应择一重罪处罚。
