单词：appropriation

英语词性：noun

美式发音：[əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən]

中文含义：挪用，盗用；拨款，划拨

同义词：misappropriation, theft, embezzlement, allocation, allotment, assignment

易混淆单词：expropriation, depredation, confiscation, seizure

双语例句：

1. The president signed a bill approving the appropriation of funds for the new highway project. （总统签署法案，批准拨款用于新公路项目。）

2. The appropriation of resources has become a battleground for political parties in the parliament. （资源的分配已成为议会政党争夺的战场。）