to distrain
01
扣押, 没收
to legally take someone’s property instead of the money they are owed
语法信息
形态构成
简单词
动作动词
规则
现在时
distrain
第三人称单数
distrains
现在分词
distraining
一般过去时
distrained
过去分词
distrained
例子
He faced financial ruin when the bank decided to distrain his car for failing to pay the loan.
当银行决定因未能偿还贷款而扣押他的汽车时，他面临着财务破产。
02
扣押, 没收
levy a distress on
03
扣押, 没收
legally take something in place of a debt payment
