usurped

英 [juːˈzɜːpt]

美 [juːˈzɜːrpt]

v.  篡夺; 侵权
usurp的过去分词和过去式

过去式：usurped　

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。

双语例句

• US President Barack Obama proclaimed America had usurped China as the world's No 1 investment destination, a bold statement that left some economists scratching their heads.
  美国总统奥巴马声称美国已经取代中国成为世界首选投资目的地，这一大胆言论让一些经济学家莫名其妙。
• The United Nations agency said cybersquatting was shifting from individual web addresses being usurped, usually with a view to reselling them at a profit to the trademark owner, to the large-scale registration of addresses aimed at generating advertising revenues.
  该机构表示，域名抢注行为正从抢注单个网址（其目的往往是将它们转售给商标所有者，以期从中牟利），转向旨在创造广告收入的大规模网址注册。
• Witnesses said that relations between the two cats have been strained since Freya usurped Larry from his role of prowling the corridors of power.
  目击者说，自从弗莱娅夺取了拉里在首相府台阶上巡逻的职务后，两只猫的关系就变得越来越紧张。
• In other cities, the open spaces have been usurped by commerce-tent markets which fill every inch town square.
  在其它城市，空地被挪为商用，帐篷式的市场填满了城镇广场的每个角落。
• My noble half-brother whose throne I usurped will be killed, not kept anonymously imprisoned in a forgotten cell of my dungeon.
  被我篡夺王位的兄弟，我将会把他杀了，而不是囚禁在地牢中某个被遗忘的角。
• Wealth is a power usurped by the few, to compel the many to labour for their benefit.
  财富是少数人占有的，为了自身利益，驱使多数人劳动的力量。
• Our government was usurped by the central bankers and the power elite in1913 with the establishment of the federal reserve.
  我们政府在1913年成立美联储的时候就被中央银行和权力精英侵占了。
• The powers of local councils are being usurped by central government.
  地方市政会的权力被中央政府攫取了。
• He had usurped powers that properly belonged to parliament.
  他僭越了实际上属于议会的权力。
• Her day was divided between us; no amusement usurped a minute: she neglected her meals, her studies, and her play; and she was the fondest nurse that ever watched.
  她一天的时间全分给我们两个人了；没有一分钟是玩掉的：吃饭、读书和游戏她都不放在心上，真是位难得的、讨人喜的看护。