Appropriate

(verb.) take possession of by force, as after an invasion; 'the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants'; 'The army seized the town'; 'The militia captured the castle'.

(adj.) suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; 'a book not appropriate for children'; 'a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity'; 'it seems that an apology is appropriate' .

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• Much cant have I heard and read about 'maiden modesty,' but, properly used, and not hackneyed, the words are good and appropriate words. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The suggestion is not appropriate to our Dora. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Appropriate, but unavailing. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• The operator next sends the letter M by depressing the appropriate key. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Such thoughts do not find their appropriate expression in the emotions of the nursery. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• The young lady was astonished to find visitors at the gate, and expressed her feelings in appropriate action. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• That mysterious adventure of yours, she said, still remains involved in its own appropriate midnight darkness. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• He then laid a telegraph from Washington to Baltimore under the auspices of the United States Government, which after long hesitation appropriated $30,000 for the purpose. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Congress had appropriated $8,000 to maintain it for the first year, and placed it under the direction of the Postmaster-General. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• A little too much, indeed, to have the opportunities opened to me by Mr and Mrs Boffin, appropriated by a mere Secretary and Pa's lodger! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• I cannot describe the delight I felt when I learned the ideas appropriated to each of these sounds, and was able to pronounce them. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• In 1844 the United States Congress appropriated $30,000 to build a line from Baltimore to Washington, and on May 24, 1844, the notable message, What Hath God wrought? Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• They either lay their eggs in the nest thus appropriated, or oddly enough build one for themselves on the top of it. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• Emma could look perfectly unconscious and innocent, and answer in a manner that appropriated nothing. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Smith, of Maine, was very much interested by now, and drafted a bill appropriating $30,000 for this purpose. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• You don't think there is any probability of his appropriating the money to his own use? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.

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