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malversate

/ˈmæl.vər.seɪt/

翻译: 指贪污、挪用公款或滥用职权,尤指担任公职或受托职位时的腐败、欺诈行为。

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verb

/ˈmæl.vər.seɪt/C2formallegal已废弃
  • zh指贪污、挪用公款或滥用职权,尤指担任公职或受托职位时的腐败、欺诈行为。

An obsolete verb meaning to engage in corrupt or fraudulent behavior, especially in a public office or position of trust; to misappropriate funds.

  1. Fraudulent misappropriationC2formallegal

    To take or use someone else's entrusted money or property dishonestly for one's own benefit.

    zh挪用公款

    • The treasurer was found guilty of malversating funds from the charity.
    • He malversated company assets to pay for his personal expenses.
    • The auditor discovered that the manager had been malversating client deposits for years.

    同义词defalcateembezzlemisappropriatepeculatepurloinsteal

词形
  • malversated past participle
  • malversated past simple
  • malversating present participle
  • malversates third person singular