"impounded" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 扣押的
• 被沒收的

Definition

如果某物被 impounded，通常是被警方或有關部門依法沒收或扣押，通常因為違反了法律或規定。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於汽車、動物或貨物等物品，多見於正式或法律語境。常與“car”、“vehicle”、“goods”等詞連用，表示臨時扣押，不是永久沒收。不要與“seize”混淆。

Examples

The police impounded his car after the accident.

警察在事故後**扣押了**他的汽車。

The stray dog was impounded by animal control.

流浪狗被動物控制部門**扣押了**。

All the illegal goods were impounded at the border.

所有非法物品在邊境被**扣押了**。

My bike got impounded because I parked in the wrong place.

我的自行車因為停在了錯誤的地方被**扣押**了。

Their pet was accidentally impounded, but they got him back the next day.

他們的寵物被誤**扣押**了，但第二天他們把寵物拿回來了。

The warehouse was impounded during the investigation, so nobody could enter.

調查期間倉庫被**扣押**了，沒人能進。