seize

/ˈsiːz/· verb

政治/外交/军事B1

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Chinese meaning

夺duó取qǔ;占zhàn领lǐng

强qiáng行xíng夺duó取qǔ、抓zhuā住zhù

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二èr战zhàn中zhōng苏sū联lián从cóng日rì本běn手shǒu中zhōng夺duó取qǔ的de岛dǎo屿yǔ

Example

Putin Visits Islands Seized From Japan in World War II, Angering Tokyo

普pǔ京jīng访fǎng问wèn二èr战zhàn期qī间jiān从cóng日rì本běn手shǒu中zhōng夺duó取qǔ的de岛dǎo屿yǔ,激jī怒nù东dōng京jīng。

Source: The New York Times · 13 Aug 2026

Background ✎

日rì本běn首shǒu相xiàng高gāo市shì早zǎo苗miáo一yí贯guàn公gōng开kāi批pī评píng普pǔ京jīng,而ér普pǔ京jīng因yīn俄é乌wū战zhàn争zhēng制zhì裁cái谴qiǎn责zé日rì本běn,此cǐ次cì登dēng岛dǎo访fǎng问wèn令lìng两liǎng国guó关guān系xì更gèng紧jǐn张zhāng。

Roots · etymology

源自古法语seisir,意为占有、主张权利

  • 单纯词,源自古法语,不可拆分词根词缀

Collocations

  • seize power / seize the opportunity / seize control of

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