英语单词 | commandeer |
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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]
2 [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]
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