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defalcate

英['diːfælkeɪt] 美[dɪ'fælket]
  • vi. 盗用公款,挪用公款;贪污

英英释意


1. appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use;
"The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"