a.  恰当的；合适的 ≠ inappropriate

v.  挪用；占用；盗用 ≈ steal

v.  拨〔款〕

• appropriation

  n.  拨款

  n.  擅用；私占

• it is appropriate (for sb) to do sth

• it is appropriate (that)

• highly/entirely/wholly appropriate  很合适

• appropriate time/place  适合干……

• appropriate sth for sth

• the appropriation of company property 

  侵吞公司财产

• If not corrected by the appropriate carbon price, low fossil fuel prices are not accurately signaling to markets the true social profitability of clean energy.

  合适的价格

• It is urgent for governments to increase the cost of using fossil fuels to an appropriate level to lessen the catastrophic effects of climate change. 合适的水平

• They include photos repurposed for inappropriate or illegal means, identity theft, embarrassment, bullying by peers or digital kidnapping. 不恰当的方式

• Smartphone-based data collection comes at an appropriate time in the evolution of psychological science. 恰逢其时

• I can assure you that appropriate action will be taken. 我向你保证会采取适当的行动。

• He is suspected of appropriating government funds. 他被怀疑挪用政府资金。

• Five million dollars has been appropriated for research into the disease.

  已拨款五百万元用于这种疾病的研究。