众所周知，词汇是
seize on 利用，采纳
释义
If you seize on something, you use or take advantage of it quickly or enthusiastically.
例句
The rumours were eagerly seized upon by the local press, who printed it under huge headlines .
GRE
Early attempts at such valuation resulted in impressive but unsound figures that were seized on by environmental advocates and then, when these figures were later discredited, they were used by opponents to tar the whole idea.
早期对于这种评估的尝试产生了许多令人印象深刻但并不可靠的数据，这些数据被环保主义者加以利用，但后来当人们不再相信这些数据的时候，这些数据又被反对者拿来诋毁整个环保主义的理念。
(编辑：Sally)