impound

vt. 关在栏中, 拘留, 充公
【经】 扣押

动词过去式:impounded 过去分词:impounded 现在分词:impounding 第三人称单数:impounds 名词:impoundage 

im.pound

v.tr.（及物动词）
im.pound.ed,im.pound.ing,im.pounds
To confine in or as if in a pound:
将…关起来：限制于或好象限制于圈中：
例句：
capture and impound stray dogs.
把迷路的狗抓住并且关在圈中

To seize and retain in legal custody:
扣押; 监禁：扣押并扣留在法律监护之下：
例句：
impounding disputed electoral ballots.
扣押有争议的选票

To set aside in a fund rather than spend as prescribed:
搁置; 保留：放在一边作为基金而不是按规定花掉：
例句：
a governor who impounded monies designated for the use of cities and towns.
把指明用于城镇建设的钱冻结起来的地方官

To accumulate and store in a reservoir:
蓄水：在水库中积聚并存储：
例句：
By damming the stream, the engineers impounded its waters for irrigation.
工程师们通过筑坝蓄水来灌溉


【引伸】
impound.age 或
impound.ment
n.（名词）
impound.er
n.（名词）