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Commandeer Ed Commander Officially Verb 动词 Owned Charge

英语单词 commandeer
英美音标 英 [ˌkɒmən'dɪə(r)] 美 [ˌkɑːmən'dɪr]
中文释义 v.征募(兵役等);霸占;没收
英语例句 (1) All automobiles in the town were commandeered by the army.
(2) They commandeer their host's resources to replicate just as biological viruses do.
中文例句 (1) 城中所有的汽车均被部队征用了。
(2) 它们霸占宿主的资源来复制自己,正像生物病毒的做法一样。
vocabulary简明 What is that person doing, interrupting everyone and changing the subject every minute? He is trying to commandeer, or take control, of the conversation.
vocabulary扩展 You can probably tell from the look of the word that commandeer is somehow related to commander in meaning. A commander is someone who is officially in charge, giving orders and making decisions for a group such as a nation or a military. Many groups don't have a commander, but this doesn't stop some people from trying to take charge. If you commandeer something — whether it's a car or a conversation — you use force to try to take over.
柯林斯解释
1
[VERB 动词](军队)征用,强征 If the armed forces commandeer a vehicle or building owned by someone else, they officially take charge of it so that they can use it.
  [V n]
  [V-ed]
  • The soldiers commandeered vehicles in the capital and occupied the television station...

    士兵们征用首都的车辆,并且占领了电视台。

  • They drove in convoy round the city in commandeered cars.

    他们开着征用的小车,在城里结队而行。

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[VERB 动词]强占;强取 To commandeer something owned by someone else means to take charge of it so that you can use it.
  [V n]
  [disapproval]
  • He decides to commandeer their room...

    他决定强行占用他们的房间。

  • The hijacker commandeered the plane on a domestic flight.

    劫机者劫持了这架国内客机。

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