impound

动词 impound:

1. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
   同义词：attach, sequester, confiscate, seize
2. place or shut up in a pound
   同义词：pound

1. Capture and impound stray dogs.
   把迷路的狗抓住并且关在圈中
2. The custom impound the whole cargo.
   海关扣押了全部的船货。
3. If you leave your car there, the police will impound it.
   如果你把汽车停放在那儿，警察就会把它扣押。

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）