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v[I, Ipr]
~ (upon sb/sth) (law 律) seize a person's property or belongings to force him to pay what he owes (esp rent) 扣押某人之财物(以迫使其偿付债款, 尤指租金).
🗣️ 情景例句
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Time past cannot be called back again.
光阴一去不复返。
and, behind the spectators, of the nations who work themselves into furies over these absurd contests, and seriously believe --