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。