[] to take goods away from sb officially or legally没收；扣押◆ The bank has the right to seize your assets if you fail to repay the loan.如果无法偿还贷款，银行有权没收财产。◆A large quantity of false credit cards was seized by the police.警方没收了大量伪造的信用卡。to take control of a place or situation, often very suddenly控制；夺取◆ The company's bondholders could seize control of the business.公司债券持有人可能会控制这项业务。