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美:[sɪˈkwɛstɚ]
英:[sɪˈkwestə(r)]
美:[sɪˈkwɛstɚ]
se·ques·ter
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sequesters, sequestering, sequestered
sequestrable (adj.)
词根:sequester
adj.sequestered 隐退的;偏僻的;幽静的
n.sequestration 隔离;扣押;退隐
v.sequestered 扣押(sequester的过去分词);使…隐退;使…分开
vt.sequestrate 没收;扣押
verb
transitive verb
to set apart : segregate
sequester a jury
seclude, withdraw
widely spaced homes are forbiddingly grand and sequestered—Don Asher
to seize especially by a writ of sequestration
to place (property) in custody especially in sequestration
to bind (a metal or metal ion) in the form of a soluble complex or chelate by adding a suitable reagent for the purpose of preventing precipitation in water solution by chemical agents that would normally bring it about, of solubilizing precipitates already formed, or of otherwise suppressing undesired chemical or biological activityalso: to bind or absorb (carbon dioxide) as part of a larger chemical process or compound … half of the starting material will be used up and half will be char. That can then be put back on the fields, where it will sequester carbon and help grow the next crop. —Emma Marris
sequester calcium and magnesium ions in the softening of hard water
noun
the imposition of automatic government spending reductions in accordance with sequestration
obsolete separation, isolation
14世纪晚期,及物动词 sequestren,“移除(某物),搁置; 隔离,孤立(某人); 逐出教会; ”也不及物动词,“与…分离,疏远”,源自14世纪的古法语 sequestrer,直接源自晚期拉丁语 sequestrare “将…放置安全地”,源自拉丁语 sequester “受托人,调解人”,是一个形容词的名词用法,意为“中间的”,可能与 sequi “跟随”有关(源自 PIE 词根 *sekw-(1)“跟随”)。
法律意义上的“依法扣押,没收”始见于16世纪10年代。另一个动词 sequestrate 早在15世纪初(Chauliac)就已出现,源自拉丁语过去分词 sequestratus。相关词汇: Sequestered; sequestering。
隔绝,分离:从整体中异常分开或分离的小部分,见sequestration和sequestrum
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Verb Middle English sequestren, from Anglo-French sequestrer, from Latin sequestrare to hand over to a trustee, from sequester third party to whom disputed property is entrusted, agent, from secus beside, otherwise; akin to Latin sequi to follow
The first known use of sequester was in the 14th century
sequesterverb
to set apart : segregate
the jury was sequestered until a verdict was reached
to take custody of (as personal property) until a demand is satisfied
sequester1 of 2transitive verb
to hold (as a metallic ion) in solution especially for the purpose of suppressing undesired chemical or biological activity
sequester2 of 2noun
sequestrum
1 This vote will do nothing to lessen the effects of the sequester whose impact has already been felt in my district and throughout the country.
自动减支计划在我的分区和整个美国都已经产生了影响,而这次投票并不能起到减少这种影响的作用。
2 Has being sequestered brought you closer as a family?
3 At least some of these early images may qualify as “toxic,” as the museums claimed; they could have been sequestered in their own gallery with a warning sign.
4 The jurors will be bused 300 miles east and sequestered for the duration of the trial.
5 The house in which Travis' family is sequestered is all sharp angles and secretive shadows, a seemingly safe place that promises no safety.
6 Streaming on Netflix, the film makes a case for the healing power of soil, arguing that its capacity to sequester carbon could be the key to reversing the effects of climate change.
7 The defense asked at Monday’s hearing that the jury be sequestered, a request the judge denied.
8 The system’s advocates say it can regenerate vast swaths of grassland, which has the potential to sequester carbon rather than emitting it as factory farm operations do.
9 Jill’s vision was to see who this woman was, having pushed down the voice and having sequestered herself.
10 Since getting hitched eight years earlier, we’d moved, changed jobs and had kids, and we wanted to celebrate our anniversary by sequestering ourselves in a place of natural beauty far from the demands of home.
11 So Gould is “sequestering” in his friend’s house and happy to tell the story of his life, even if by way of many freewheeling divergences, from Netflix recommendations to gnomic theories on human nature.
12 Lately though, as the long sequestered weeks wear on, I've been longing for a return trip to a very specific meat sauce.
13 Seasons 3 and 4 of this hit Starz show were shot virtually back to back, leaving the cast sequestered in Scotland and then South Africa for the better part of two years.
14 Families are sequestered in their homes, and people are anxious.
15 Originally tipped alongside Florence Welch in 2009, then sequestered by her record company, she is only now – as 2011's fifth biggest prospect, according to one industry poll – getting the chance to deliver on the hype.
16 In the midst of Kepler’s mathematical raptures, and despite his sequestered life, the imperfections of the outside world must also have molded his character.
17 "The people who had it in the early days were kept sequestered," he said.
18 The length alone is off-putting and there are only so many sequestered Sundays to pore over it.
19 The jury was sequestered until a verdict was reached.
20 Plus, they are sequestered at a local hotel, 300 miles away from their homes in Allegheny County.
1 藏匿
2 退休
retired retiring recessional sequestered retirement retreat retire withdraw superannuate go to grass out of harness hang up boots
4 退隐
secluded retiring sequestered retirement seclusion sequestration retiredness retired seclusive retire confinement disconnect eloign
5 腐骨
6 使隐居
11 隐退
privacy retirement retire retreat seclusion sequestration seclude drop out of cloister hang up the fiddle quit the stage
14 使退休
15 螯合剂
17 分开
spiccato precisive separate distinct parting dividing unconnected uncoupled parted uncombined divaricate asunder atwain se- break discerption solution division exhibit separation partition detachment segregation shedding disconnection sequestration de- part divide sever disengage twine diverge segregate rend sunder unlink disjoin dissever space shed detach unjoint wedge off in parts divisional segregative dividual sciolto fall-off disconnexion secern split bisect uncouple slice disconnect unhinge demarcate unyoke unsolder disbranch
18 隔离
separate isolated secluded isolating insulation isolation segregation quarantine severance seclusion sequestration divide isolate insulate segregate sequestrate apart insulated separateness cleave seclude section off seal off separation part shut away close off segregated in isolation far-between seal separatism isle estrange deracinate asunder
19 扣押
arrest attachment seizure levy sequestration seizing detinue attach pound seize distress withhold impound distrain sequestrate hold intern detain extent arrestment arret extend trustee garnishee
21 押收
22 没收
seizure forfeit forfeiture sequestration seizing expropriation privation poind estreat confisticate seize confiscate impound dispossess expropriate sequestrate penalty reprisal condemn confiscatory condemnation escheat extend
23 假扣押
24 霸占
25 死骨片
26 接收
reception take-over receive copy co-opt receipt receiving intussuscept capture takeover reception chamber
27 分离
free discrete segregate extraneous disjoint disjunctive asunder off divorce breakdown separation isolation detachment parting dissociation disengagement disjunction disunion break-up disjuncture scission a- un- apo- of dissever detach decouple disjoin demerge unsolder unjoint separate split slip dissociate disaffiliate