expropriation [ˌeksˌproʊprɪ'eɪʃn]

例句:

• The fact was that expropriation seemed to magnify costs and reduce productivity.
  实际情况是,这些企业在收归国有以后,成本增加而生产率却下降了.
  
• Confiscation is distinct from expropriation.
  没收与征用不同.
  
• Historically, expropriation is rare but very visible.
  从历史上看, 征用的事例虽然不多,但却非常瞩目.
  
• The policy of expropriation has created fear and uncertainty amongst property owners.
  来自BBC
• It is very worrying that expropriation of private sector capital is taking place.
  来自VOA
• September - Government begins the expropriation of white-owned farms as part of a land-reform programme.
  来自BBC