usurp

英 [juːˈzɜːp]

美 [juːˈzɜːrp]

v. 篡夺; 侵权

过去分词：usurped　现在分词：usurping　过去式：usurped　第三人称单数：usurps　

GRE TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.14267 / COCA.15488

牛津词典

verb

篡夺；侵权
to take sb's position and/or power without having the right to do this

柯林斯词典

VERB 夺取；篡夺；侵占
If you say that someoneusurpsa job, role, title, or position, they take it from someone when they have no right to do this.
1. Did she usurp his place in his mother's heart?...
  她取代了他在他母亲心目中的地位吗？
2. The Congress wants to reverse the reforms and usurp the power of the presidency.
  议会企图颠覆改革，夺取总统权力。

英英释义

verb

seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
1. He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town
2. he usurped my rights
3. She seized control of the throne after her husband died
Synonym:assumeseizetake overarrogate
take the place of
1. gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke

双语例句

Industrialism began to usurp the production and distribution functions of the family.
工业化生产已开始篡夺家庭生产和分配的功能。
But you must not allow it to usurp a disproportionate share of your interest.
但你不应让它过多地占据你的兴趣。
As to the temporary divorce from my old self and the concealing of my identity, I hate to usurp all those designations though other people may think otherwise.
再说与自己暂时脱离关系，换上他人的身分，虽然人家不大爱惜名气，我可不愿滥用那些名气。
He's come to usurp your place here, hasn't he?
他是来夺你的位置对不对？
As time goes on, the eurozone will usurp the EU.
随着时间的推移，欧元区将逐渐取代欧盟的位置。
Their greatest goal is to usurp power from the fangs.
他们的最好目标是篡夺。
The Congress wants to reverse the reforms and usurp the power of the presidency.
议会企图颠覆改革，夺取总统权力。
I did not usurp power," he wrote," but Idid greatly broaden the use of executive power.
他写道：我不会越权，但我应该在我的权力范围内为最大程度地利用它。
He became so ambitious that he finally plotted to usurp the throne.
他的野心越来越大，最后甚至密谋要篡夺皇位。
Take the quot; Gang of Four quot; as an example of a group of zealots who attempted to usurp power to serve their own purposes.
以四人帮为例，他们是一群企图篡权为自己的目的服务的狂热者。