sequester

• 动词，指隔离、分离或扣押；常用于法律语境中表示扣押财产，或在科学语境中表示隔离、螯合某种物质。

A verb meaning to isolate or set apart, often used in legal or scientific contexts to refer to seizing property or isolating a substance.

1. To seize property by legal authorityC1formal

   To take temporary possession of someone's property, especially as a security or due to legal proceedings.

   扣押财产

   • The court ordered the bank to sequester the company's assets.
   • The government sequestered the property of the enemy state.
   • The landlord sequestered the tenant's belongings for unpaid rent.

   同义词attachconfiscatedistrainimpoundseizesequestrate

   反义词restorereturn

2. To isolate or keep apartB2formal

   To keep someone or something away from others, often for safety, privacy, or quarantine.

   隔离

   • The jury was sequestered during the trial to avoid outside influence.
   • The patient was sequestered in a special ward to prevent the spread of infection.
   • The witness was sequestered for her own protection.

   同义词closetisolatequarantineremovesecludesegregateseparatewithdraw

   反义词exposefreeintegrateminglerelease

3. To set apart or separateC1formal

   To remove or separate something from a larger group or environment.

   隔离

   • The scientist sequestered the chemical compound for further analysis.
   • The committee sequestered the controversial evidence from the main report.
   • The funds were sequestered for a special project.

   同义词isolatesecludesegregateseparateset apartwithdraw

   反义词associateincludeintegrateminglemixunite

4. To form a stable compound with an ionC2formal

   In chemistry, to undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion, often to remove it from a solution.

   螯合

   • The chelating agent sequesters metal ions in the water.
   • The compound sequesters calcium ions, preventing scale formation.
   • The process sequesters carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

   同义词bindchelatecomplexsequestrate