動(dòng)詞 impound:

1. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
   同義詞：attach, sequester, confiscate, seize
2. place or shut up in a pound
   同義詞：pound

1. Capture and impound stray dogs.
   把迷路的狗抓住并且關(guān)在圈中
2. The custom impound the whole cargo.
   海關(guān)扣押了全部的船貨。
3. If you leave your car there, the police will impound it.
   如果你把汽車停放在那兒，警察就會(huì)把它扣押。

im.pound

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
im.pound.ed,im.pound.ing,im.pounds
To confine in or as if in a pound:
將…關(guān)起來(lái)：限制于或好象限制于圈中：
例句：
capture and impound stray dogs.
把迷路的狗抓住并且關(guān)在圈中

To seize and retain in legal custody:
扣押; 監(jiān)禁：扣押并扣留在法律監(jiān)護(hù)之下：
例句：
impounding disputed electoral ballots.
扣押有爭(zhēng)議的選票

To set aside in a fund rather than spend as prescribed:
擱置; 保留：放在一邊作為基金而不是按規(guī)定花掉：
例句：
a governor who impounded monies designated for the use of cities and towns.
把指明用于城鎮(zhèn)建設(shè)的錢凍結(jié)起來(lái)的地方官

To accumulate and store in a reservoir:
蓄水：在水庫(kù)中積聚并存儲(chǔ)：
例句：
By damming the stream, the engineers impounded its waters for irrigation.
工程師們通過(guò)筑壩蓄水來(lái)灌溉

【引伸】
impound.age 或
impound.ment
n.（名詞）
impound.er
n.（名詞）