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seizure

/ˈsiː.ʒə(ɹ)/· noun

治安/司法B2

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Chinese meaning

（毒品等违禁品的）查获，缴获

强qiáng制zhì查chá获huò、没mò收shōu违wéi禁jìn品pǐn

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利lì比bǐ里lǐ亚yà警jǐng方fāng查chá获huò逾yú200公gōng斤jīn可kě卡kǎ因yīn

Example

Authorities in Liberia have charged five suspects over one of the largest drug seizures in the country’s history

利比里亚当局已对五名嫌疑人提出指控，涉及该国历史上最大规模的毒品查获案之一。

Source: The Guardian · 7 Jul 2026

Background ✎

利lì比bǐ里lǐ亚yà警jǐng方fāng在zài蒙méng罗luó维wéi亚yà机jī场chǎng查chá获huò逾yú200公gōng斤jīn可kě卡kǎ因yīn，毒dú品pǐn被bèi谎huǎng报bào为wèi调tiáo味wèi料liào出chū口kǒu，五wǔ人rén被bèi控kòng。

Roots · etymology

seize 源自古法语 seisir（占有、夺取），再加拉丁化后缀 -ure 构成名词

  • seize(一把抓住)+ -ure(名词后缀，表行为结果)

Collocations

  • drug seizure / asset seizure / mass seizure

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