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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 883 COCA: 1493

appropriate

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ap·pro·pri·ate1 /əˈprəʊpri-ət $ əˈproʊ-/ ●●● S2 W1 AWL adjectiveadj  
RIGHT/PROPERcorrect or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose 恰当的；合适的 OPP inappropriate
appropriate for
 clothes appropriate for a job interview
适合求职面试穿的服装
appropriate to
 an education system which is more appropriate to the needs of the students
更切合学生需求的教育制度
it is appropriate (for somebody) to do something
 It would not be appropriate for me to discuss that now.
现在我不宜讨论此事。
it is appropriate (that)
 It seemed somehow appropriate that we should begin our journey here.
不知何故，我们从这里出发看来是合适的。
appropriate time/place etc
 I didn’t feel that this was an appropriate time to mention the subject of money.
我觉得这个时候不适合提钱的问题。
highly/entirely/wholly appropriate
 I thought his remark was highly appropriate, given the circumstances.
考虑到当时情况，我认为他的话很恰当。
 The timing of the announcement was particularly appropriate.
通告发布的时机很合适。
 Where appropriate, I delegate as much work as possible.
只要合适，我就尽量把工作分派出去。
 Mark box 1 or 2, as appropriate.
把方框1和2中的合适者标出来。
 I can assure you that appropriate action will be taken.
我向你保证会采取适当的行动。
► see thesaurus at suitable
5 —appropriately adv
 The painters met, appropriately enough , in an art gallery (= used to emphasize that something is very appropriate ) .
画家们在画廊里会面，这是个很合适的地点。
 appropriately dressed
穿着得体的
—appropriateness noun [uncountableU]
Examples from the Corpus
appropriate• Considering what he did, I think the punishment was appropriate.• You spot what season of the year is appropriate.• The Kruskal-Wallis test and the Mann-Whitney U test were used to compare groups as appropriate.• Then you are criticised for not winning in a style they regard as appropriate.• All seven transactions are numbered and posted to the appropriate accounts.• We will take appropriate action once the investigation is over.• The use of sound was imaginative and appropriate, and caught the audience's attention.• The main aim of several sets of video materials is to present examples of language in use in an appropriate context.• Each member is given a special exercise routine that is appropriate for his or her needs• You will be given your orders at the appropriate time.
appropriate action• Each division of the school receives its own results, which allow it to pinpoint problems and take appropriate action.• She can avoid punishment by appropriate actions.• Teachers who for years had planned in terms of appropriate actions could not overnight apply their minds to appropriate meanings as well.• He also has the responsibility of deciding the appropriate action for changes where rejection would be contentious.• The appropriate action has to be researched.• The Head of Department in consultation with the Dean is responsible for recommending appropriate action in cases of suspected cheating or plagiarism by students.• The change in signal frequency is identified by the software and appropriate action taken.• It is also distributed for appropriate action to subject committees.
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ap·pro·pri·ate2 /əˈprəʊprieɪt $ əˈproʊ-/ verb [transitiveT] formal  
1  STEALto take something for yourself when you do not have the right to do this 挪用；占用；盗用 SYN steal
 He is suspected of appropriating government funds.
他被怀疑挪用政府资金。
2  BFPGUSE somethingto take something, especially money, to use for a particular purpose 拨〔款〕
appropriate something for something
 Congress appropriated $5 million for International Women’s Year.
国会为国际妇女年拨款500万美元。
→ misappropriate
Examples from the Corpus
appropriate• Yet the means of production are privately owned, and the profits are appropriated by individuals.• Carlin is suspected of appropriating company funds.• An awareness of old history encourages caution when it is appropriated for a contemporary cause.• Eventually their designs were appropriated for industrial production, which could be sold at cheaper prices.• Other reactionary politicians vie to appropriate historical symbols of pre-communist antiquity.• Since then, spending has slowly increased each year, but the Legislature has always appropriated more than Weld has requested.
appropriate something for something• Congress appropriated $11.7 billion for anti-drug campaigns.
From Longman Business Dictionary
appropriateap·pro·pri·ate /əˈprəʊpri-eɪtəˈproʊ-/ verb [transitiveT]
1LAWto take something for yourself when you have no right to do this
The generals appropriated defence funds, leaving their men unpaid for months.
2ECONOMICS to take something, especially money, officially for a particular purpose
Congress has appropriated funds for the railroad for the next two years.
Origin appropriate2
(1400-1500) Late Latin past participle of appropriare, from Latin ad- “to” + proprius “own”
ap·pro·pri·ate1 adjectiveadjap·pro·pri·ate2 verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 883 COCA: 1493
appropriate

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, seem恰當；似乎合適▸➤consider sth, deem sth, feel sth, think sth認為⋯合適；感覺⋯合適◇It was thought appropriate to award her the prize.大家都認為應該把獎頒給她。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常合適▸➤entirely, perfectly完全合適；十分恰當➤culturally與文化相契合的PREPOSITION➤for適合⋯◇It might be appropriate for him to attend the course.他修這門課程或許很適合。➤to能配合⋯◇Tutors can construct tests appropriate to individual students' needs.導師可以設計出適合不同學生需要的測驗。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 883 COCA: 1493
appropriate verb
⇨ seizeappropriate adj.
⇨ good 2
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 883 COCA: 1493
appropriate
Suitable or convenient: suitable, convenient, proper...
Relevant and appropriate: relevant, appropriate, applicable...
To earn or to get money: monetize, earn, recover...
To steal, or steal something: steal, walk off with, rob...
To take something away from someone: go off with, seize, rob...

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