appropriate 动词用法详解

1. 基本含义

appropriate 作动词时，主要表示“拨出（款项、资源等）供特定用途”或“占用、挪用（常含贬义）”。发音为 /əˈproʊ.pri.eɪt/。

2. 常见用法

• appropriate funds/money/resources：拨款；划拨资源
  例：The government appropriated $5 million for disaster relief.
• appropriate something for something：将某物用于某目的
  例：They appropriated the old school building for use as a community center.
• appropriate (something) without permission：擅自占用（常含负面含义）
  例：He was accused of appropriating company property for personal use.

3. 时态变化

原形：appropriate
第三人称单数：appropriates
过去式/过去分词：appropriated
现在分词：appropriating

4. 实用例句

• The board decided to appropriate additional budget for employee training.
• She felt it was wrong to appropriate cultural symbols without understanding their meaning.
• Congress has not yet appropriated the necessary funds for the new project.

5. 注意事项

注意不要与形容词 appropriate（意为“合适的”）混淆。两者拼写相同，但词性和含义不同。例如：
- Adjective: That dress is not appropriate for a formal meeting.
- Verb: The committee will appropriate emergency funds next week.