sequester

/si'kwestә/ uk　 词频 #17824

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sequester 是什么意思

中文释义

vt. 使隐退, 使隔绝, 扣押, 没收

[化] 螯合剂; 多价螯合剂

英文释义

v. requisition forcibly, as of enemy property

v. undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion

v. set apart from others

sequester 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 sequester 在自然语境里怎么用：

To prevent shoplifting, many stores have sequestered high-value products in locked cases, a source of endless frustration for shoppers.

—— San Francisco Solved Metro Vandalism With One Neat Trick

It sequesters body waste, first under a layer of water, then ultimately in a gravity-fed sewer pipe or septic tank.

—— Let's talk space toilets

This affair — ecstatic, but so strange and sequestered away it seems fantastical — begins to threaten the rest of her life.

—— Eight Books About Women With Secret Lives

The third task, sequestering waste and controlling odor, is tricky.

—— Let's talk space toilets

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