impounded

英[ɪm'paʊnd] 美[ɪm'paʊnd]
  • v.扣押;没收;蓄水;关在栏中
impoundage impounded impounded impounding impounds
Verb:
  1. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority;

    "The FBI seized the drugs"
    "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"
    "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

  2. place or shut up in a pound;

    "pound the cows so they don't stray"

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. If you leave your car there,the police will impound it.
      如果你把汽车停放在那儿,警察就会把它扣押。
    2. The custom impound the whole cargo.
      海关没收了全部的船货。
    3. They built a dam to impound water.
      他们建造了水坝来蓄水。