• vt. 沒收；拘留；將…關在圈中

im-,進入，使，pound,獸欄。即關在欄子里面，引申詞義扣押。

impound (v.)

early 15c., "to shut up in a pen or pound," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + pound (n.). Originally of cattle seized by law. Related: Impounded; impounding.

1. If you leave your car there, the police will impound it.

如果你把汽車停放在那兒, 警察就會把它扣押.

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2. I'll need to write you a ticket and impound your vehicle.

我必須開罰單給你,并且扣留你的車子.

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3. We'll need to impound your car.

我們要扣留你的車輛.

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4. The custom impound the whole cargo.

海關扣押了全部的船貨.

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5. Impound the taxpayer's taxable commodities, goods the value of to the amount of tax payable.

不繳納的,稅務機關可以扣押其價值相當于應納稅款的商品 、 貨物.

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