repossessed

[US]/ˌripə'zɛs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 被重新占有的 第二手(旧货)的

Phrases & Collocations

vehicle repossessed

车辆被收回

repossessed home

被收回的房子

repossessed goods

被收回的货物

Real-world Examples

Every day, 1,000 homes are repossessed.

每天有1000个家庭流离失所。

Source: America The Story of Us

His furniture is being repossessed, and his family doesn't have enough money for groceries.

他的家具因未能如期付款而被收回 他的家人没有足够的钱买杂货。

Source: Crash Course in Drama

I mean, didn't Mike just have his truck repossessed?

麦克的卡车不是刚被收回了吗?

Source: Desperate Housewives Video Edition Season 6

Well, somebody shut down my bank account and repossessed my car.

有人冻结了我的银行账户 还收回了我的车。

Source: Homeland Season 3

Mrs. Solis, we have a warrant to enter your house and repossess any goods which we suspect may have been obtained...illegally.

Solis夫人,我们被授权进入你家并且收回任何我们认为是非法所得的物品。

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

Even now if documents have been repossessed, shall we say by the FBI, and a government a foreign government couldn't get direct access to them.

即使现在文件已经被收回,我们应该想到的是联邦调查局和政府,外国政府不能直接接触到这些文件。

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Rented farms were  repossessed, and many farmers were forced to give up their homesteads and move to California,   hoping to work as day laborers.

租来的农场被收回,许多农民被迫放弃家园,搬到加州,希望成为临时工。

Source: Charming history

A new report from RealtyTrac finds banks are repossessing fewer homes than a year ago, and general foreclosure activity has declined for 22 consecutive months.

RealtyTrac 的一份新报告发现,银行收回的房屋比一年前少,而且一般止赎活动已连续 22 个月下降。

Source: PBS Business Interview Series

It was a busy week for Mr Hunt, who persuaded British banks to give mortgage-holders who fall behind on their payments at least 12 months before repossessing their homes.

于亨特而言,这是忙碌的一周,他说服英国银行在收回房屋之前,给拖欠还款的抵押人至少12个月的时间。

Source: The Economist - Weekly News Highlights

And this is a notice from your bank telling you that your car is being repossessed because you have not made a car payment in three months.

你的车被收回了,因为你没能在3个月之内偿还购车款。

Source: Authentic American English Listening Podcast 1-800

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