usurped

英 [juːˈzɜːpt]

美 [juːˈzɜːrpt]

v.  篡夺; 侵权
usurp的过去分词和过去式

过去式：usurped　

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。

双语例句

• Also commentary on how the power of Japanese cartoon Hello Kitty has usurped power from actual political leader.
  日本卡通人物凯蒂猫的影响力如何压过真正的政治领导人物，该幅画也是针对这种现象的一种诠释。
• Our government was usurped by the central bankers and the power elite in1913 with the establishment of the federal reserve.
  我们政府在1913年成立美联储的时候就被中央银行和权力精英侵占了。
• The usurped crown sat heavy on his head.
  篡夺来的王冠重重的压在他的头上。
• It will especially ring true for those with younger siblings who may be scared that their position in the family will be usurped.
  它特别是叮咛在现实生活中对于那些也许地位可能被年纪比较小的兄弟姊妹所夺取的小孩。
• However, Tian Chengzi someday killed the King of Qi and then usurped his throne.
  然而，有一天，田成子将齐王杀死，窃取了他的王位。
•   When I started writing about Whitehall for the FT my column was full of stories about how civil servants had been sidelined under Labour, their role as advisers usurped by a few prime ministerial cronies.
  当我开始为英国《金融时报》撰写有关白厅的报道时，我的专栏里满是有关工党执政时期公务员是如何受到冷落的报道，他们作为顾问的角色被一小撮首相的密友们所篡夺。
• The G8 claimed to be an informal discussion club, but the G20 has usurped power over global financial governance.
  8自称为非正式的讨论俱乐部，但它却攫取了全球金融治理方面的权力。
• The technology sector continues to hog the limelight, but Google, the top-ranking brand four years running, has been usurped by Apple.
  科技行业依然风头最健，但曾连续四年位居榜首的谷歌（Google）已经被苹果超过。
• I dared hardly lift my eyes from the page before me, that melancholy scene so instantly usurped its place.
  我的眼睛刚刚敢从我面前的书页上抬起来，用幅忧郁的景象立刻侵占了书本上的位置。
• Sony is struggling to reinvent itself after being usurped in TVs and digital music players.
  索尼公司在失去电视机以及电子音乐播放器老大位置之后，一直努力开发新的产品。