impound

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A place in which impounded things are stored. countable,uncountable
    — "You're gonna drive me to the impound so I can get my car?"
  2. The state of being impounded. uncountable
    — I already checked that out, and Keller has never called to get it out of impound.
  3. That which has been impounded. countable,uncountable
    — He handed the keys to the woman and pointed toward the corner of the lot where the impounds were stored.
  4. Amounts collected from a debtor and held by one with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and insurance. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound. transitive
    — His car was impounded after he parked it illegally.
  2. To hold back. transitive
    — water impounded by a dam
  3. To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate. transitive
    — to impound stray cattle
  4. To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest. transitive

词形变化

impounds present,singular,third-person impounding participle,present impounded participle,past impounded past impounds plural

词汇关系

衍生词
impoundable impoundage impounder impoundment unimpounded
相关词
escrow

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *n̥-
Latin in-bor.
Middle English in-
English im-
English pound
English impound
From im- + pound.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *n̥-
Latin in-bor.
Middle English in-
English im-
English pound
English impound
From im- + pound.
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