搜尋結果
sequester
- IPA[sɪˈkwɛstə]
英式
- isolate or hide away;another term for sequestrate
- a general cut in government spending
verb: sequester, 3rd person present: sequesters, gerund or present participle: sequestering, past tense: sequestered, past participle: sequestered
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. isolate or hide away she is sequestered in deepest Dorset the artist sequestered himself in his studio for two years 同義詞
- 2. another term for sequestrate
- 3. form a chelate or other stable compound with (an ion, atom, or molecule) so that it is no longer available for reactions non-precipitating water softeners use complex phosphates to sequester calcium and magnesium ions the organic sequestering agent EDTA
名詞
- 1. US a general cut in government spending if the budget deal hadn't gone through, there would have been a sequester of at least $100 billion