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

He's come to usurp your place here, hasn't he?
他是来夺你的位置对不对？
Indra worried that this powerful sage would one day want to usurp the position of king of heaven.
他担心这位强有力的圣哲有一天会篡夺天帝的位置。
Their greatest goal is to usurp power from the fangs.
他们的最好目标是篡夺。
But even if it could usurp the dollar's role as the world's currency, it will not replicate the American set-up.
但即使可以替代美元成为世界货币，它也无法重现美国对该地位的运用。
Few of the Dwarves are able to survive in this sharp frost, not to mention the enemies who would dare trying to usurp the town.
即使是矮人也很难在凛冽的严寒中存活，更不用说是胆敢侵占本镇的敌人了。
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。
Java indeed is beginning to usurp the standard network operating environment.
实际上，Java已开始篡夺标准的网络操作系统。
That is, if Goering, on learning of the Fuehrer's death, did not try to usurp the throne.
这是说，如果戈林在得悉元首去世的消息后不设法篡位的话。
Critics say such councils usurp the power of elected municipal governments.
批评家表示，这种委员会侵犯了选举产生的市政府的权力。
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。