| 单词 | sequester |
| 释义 | sequester (once / 2851 pages) v The word sequester describes being kept away from others. If your sister tells you to stay out of the way so she can cook dinner for her new boyfriend, you might sequester yourself in your room. Legal types may be familiar with the word sequester since it’s often used in relation to a jury for an important trial. In that case, members of the jury are sequestered, meaning they aren't allowed to watch the news or read articles that could influence their judgment. However, sequester can describe anyone who is isolated or hidden away from others, like a pop star sequestered in a hotel room, protected from fans' mania below. WORD FAMILYsequester: sequestered, sequestering, sequesters, sequestration+/sequestration: sequestrations USAGE EXAMPLESShe tried to disappear, a tactic that included sequestering herself from fans and media during fight week. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Once sequestered, up to three million tons of carbon dioxide each year will be moved from Kemper to old oil fields through a pipeline. Wall Street Journal(Dec 21, 2016) Instead she is sequestered in the Presidential mansion. Wall Street Journal(Dec 11, 2016) 1v keep away from others He sequestered himself in his study to write a book Syn|Hyper seclude, sequestrate, withdraw adjourn, retire, withdraw break from a meeting or gathering insulate, isolate place or set apart 2v set apart from others The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on Syn|Hyper isolate, keep apart, sequestrate, set apart disunite, divide, part, separate force, take, or pull apart 3v take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority Syn|Hypo|Hyper attach, confiscate, impound, seize condemn appropriate (property) for public use garnish, garnisheetake a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support distrainconfiscate by distress take take into one's possession 4v requisition forcibly, as of enemy property the estate was sequestered Syn|Hyper attach, confiscate, impound, seize take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority take take into one's possession 5v undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion The cations were sequestered Hyper change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature |
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