usurp

verb

1. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
take as one's right or possession

e.g. He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town
he usurped my rights
She seized control of the throne after her husband died

Synonym: assumeseizetake overarrogate

2. take the place of

e.g. gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke

1. 夺取；篡夺；侵占
If you say that someone usurps a job, role, title, or position, they take it from someone when they have no right to do this.

usurp的翻译

e.g. Did she usurp his place in his mother's heart?...
她取代了他在他母亲心目中的地位吗？
e.g. The Congress wants to reverse the reforms and usurp the power of the presidency.
议会企图颠覆改革，夺取总统权力。

1. 篡夺：英国人对司法、议会和行政之间的微妙关系相当敏感,他们的法官非常谨小慎微,有着很好的平衡感,不会、也不敢去篡夺(usurp)立法机关或者行政机关的权力. 法院在发挥司法能动性发展行政法方面,必须首先解决的问题是:什么叫法院合法地发展法律?

2. 篡夺、侵占：94、statutory 法令的、法定的 | 95、usurp 篡夺、侵占 | 96、usufructuary 有用益权者

3. 霸：usual 平常的 | usurp 霸□ | utensil 用具

4. usurp的翻译

4. 篡夺; 霸占：unctuous 油滑的, 假殷勤的, 谄媚的 | usurp 篡夺; 霸占 | vacuous 空虚的, 内容贫乏的, 无意义的