VERB
扣押;沒收
If something is impounded by policemen, customs officers or other officials, they officially take possession of it because a law or rule has been broken.
例句
The ship was impounded under the terms of the UN trade embargo...
該船因觸犯聯(lián)合國(guó)貿(mào)易禁運(yùn)條款而被扣押。
The police moved in, arrested him and impounded the cocaine.
警察沖進(jìn)去將他拘捕并沒收了可卡因。