The teacher threatened to confiscate their phones if they kept using them in class.
老师警告说,如果他们上课时继续使用手机就予以没收。
《牛津词典》
The law has been used to confiscate assets from people who have committed minor offences.
该法律已被用于没收那些犯了轻微过错的人的财产。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
Professors sometimes implement policies designed to minimize students' use of digital devices, and some instructors even confiscate tablets and phones.