usurp

英 [juːˈzɜːp]

美 [juːˈzɜːrp]

v.  篡夺; 侵权

过去分词：usurped　现在分词：usurping　过去式：usurped　第三人称单数：usurps　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14267 / COCA.15488

牛津词典

verb

• 篡夺；侵权
  to take sb's position and/or power without having the right to do this

柯林斯词典

• VERB 夺取；篡夺；侵占
  If you say that someoneusurpsa job, role, title, or position, they take it from someone when they have no right to do this.
  1. Did she usurp his place in his mother's heart?...
     她取代了他在他母亲心目中的地位吗？
  2. The Congress wants to reverse the reforms and usurp the power of the presidency.
     议会企图颠覆改革，夺取总统权力。

英英释义

verb

• seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
  1. He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town
  2. he usurped my rights
  3. She seized control of the throne after her husband died
  Synonym:assumeseizetake overarrogate
• take the place of
  1. gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke

双语例句

• Breast cancer cells usurp this process for invasion and metastasis.
  乳腺癌细胞为了浸润和转移而可破坏这个过程。
• Many career men and the big powers around your country are ready to usurp your position at any time. Therefore, you feel unsafe.
  许多野心家、临近的强国等，都无时无刻不在想着夺取您的位子，您当然不会有安全感了！
• But even if it could usurp the dollar's role as the world's currency, it will not replicate the American set-up.
  但即使可以替代美元成为世界货币，它也无法重现美国对该地位的运用。
• As time goes on, the eurozone will usurp the EU.
  随着时间的推移，欧元区将逐渐取代欧盟的位置。
• In a flash the evil intent of the vice-president to usurp power hit the president between the eyes.
  一霎那间，副总统篡权的罪恶意图给总统当头一棒。
• He attempted to usurp the principal's authority.
  他企图僭越校长的权力。
• He became so ambitious that he finally plotted to usurp the throne.
  他的野心越来越大，最后甚至密谋要篡夺皇位。
• At present it takes the form of a struggle between Chiang Kai-shek who is trying to usurp the fruits of victory of the War of Resistance and ourselves who oppose his usurpation.
  目前这个斗争表现为蒋介石要篡夺抗战胜利果实和我们反对他的篡夺的斗争。
• Attempt to usurp the throne.
  比喻企图夺取天下。
• Industrialism began to usurp the production and distribution functions of the family.
  工业化生产已开始篡夺家庭生产和分配的功能。