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conquest n.征服；占领地；战利品；俘虏 (1) 他们成功地征服了这座城市。(2) 诺曼人征服了英格兰成了统治者。(3) 征服这种罕见的疾病一直是她奋斗的目标。(4) 罗马人把征服范围扩大到了不列颠。 Conquest derives from the Vulgar Latin word conquaerere, meaning "to search for, procure by effort, or win." In addition to its most commonly used meanings — conquering and seduction — conquest has a third, less well-known meaning: a success in mastering something difficult, like the violin, for instance, or flying an airplane.

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英 ['kɒŋkwest] 美 ['kɑːŋkwest] (1) They succeeded in the conquest of the city.(2) The Normans ruled England by right of conquest.(3) The conquest of this rare disease has always been her aim.(4) The Romans extended their conquests to Britain. Alexander the Great's famous conquest of the Persian Empire was an act of conquering. For Casanova, on the other hand, a conquest was an act of seduction. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]征服；占领 Conquest is the act of conquering a country or group of people.   [also N in pl]He had led the conquest of southern Poland in 1939...1939年，他指挥了攻占波兰南部的行动。After the Norman Conquest the forest became a royal hunting preserve...诺曼征服之后，这片森林成为了皇家狩猎区。Jerusalem has seen endless conquests and occupations.耶路撒冷历经无数次征服、占领。2[N-COUNT 可数名词](战争中)征服的土地，占领地 Conquests are lands that have been conquered in war.   [usu pl]He had realized that Britain could not have peace unless she returned at least some of her former conquests.他意识到除非英国至少归还一部分以前的占领地，否则国无宁日。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]（爱情或性关系方面的）俘虏，征服 If someone makes a conquest, they succeed in attracting and usually sleeping with another person. You usually use conquest when you want to indicate that this relationship is not important to the person concerned.   [usu poss N]Despite his conquests, he remains lonely and isolated.尽管他俘获过很多女人的芳心，却依然孤单寂寞。...men who boast about their sexual conquests to all their friends.向所有朋友吹嘘自己如何搞定女人的男人4[N-COUNT 可数名词]（爱情或性关系方面）被俘虏者 You can refer to the person that someone has succeeded in attracting as their conquest.   [oft poss N]Pushkin was a womaniser whose conquests included everyone from prostitutes to princesses.普希金是个情场老手，各种各样的女性，从妓女到公主，都成了他的俘虏。5[N-SING 单数名词]克服；攻克 The conquest of something such as a problem is success in ending it or dealing with it.   [usu the N of n]The conquest of inflation has been the Government's overriding economic priority for nearly 15 years.遏制通货膨胀是政府近15年来经济工作方面的头等大事。...the conquest of cancer.攻克癌症

英语单词	conquest
英美音标	英 ['kɒŋkwest] 美 ['kɑːŋkwest]
中文释义	n.征服；占领地；战利品；俘虏
英语例句	(1) They succeeded in the conquest of the city. (2) The Normans ruled England by right of conquest. (3) The conquest of this rare disease has always been her aim. (4) The Romans extended their conquests to Britain.
中文例句	(1) 他们成功地征服了这座城市。 (2) 诺曼人征服了英格兰成了统治者。 (3) 征服这种罕见的疾病一直是她奋斗的目标。 (4) 罗马人把征服范围扩大到了不列颠。
vocabulary简明	Alexander the Great's famous conquest of the Persian Empire was an act of conquering. For Casanova, on the other hand, a conquest was an act of seduction.
vocabulary扩展	Conquest derives from the Vulgar Latin word conquaerere, meaning "to search for, procure by effort, or win." In addition to its most commonly used meanings — conquering and seduction — conquest has a third, less well-known meaning: a success in mastering something difficult, like the violin, for instance, or flying an airplane.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]征服；占领 Conquest is the act of conquering a country or group of people. [also N in pl] He had led the conquest of southern Poland in 1939... 1939年，他指挥了攻占波兰南部的行动。 After the Norman Conquest the forest became a royal hunting preserve... 诺曼征服之后，这片森林成为了皇家狩猎区。 Jerusalem has seen endless conquests and occupations. 耶路撒冷历经无数次征服、占领。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](战争中)征服的土地，占领地 Conquests are lands that have been conquered in war. [usu pl] He had realized that Britain could not have peace unless she returned at least some of her former conquests. 他意识到除非英国至少归还一部分以前的占领地，否则国无宁日。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（爱情或性关系方面的）俘虏，征服 If someone makes a conquest, they succeed in attracting and usually sleeping with another person. You usually use conquest when you want to indicate that this relationship is not important to the person concerned. [usu poss N] Despite his conquests, he remains lonely and isolated. 尽管他俘获过很多女人的芳心，却依然孤单寂寞。 ...men who boast about their sexual conquests to all their friends. 向所有朋友吹嘘自己如何搞定女人的男人 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（爱情或性关系方面）被俘虏者 You can refer to the person that someone has succeeded in attracting as their conquest. [oft poss N] Pushkin was a womaniser whose conquests included everyone from prostitutes to princesses. 普希金是个情场老手，各种各样的女性，从妓女到公主，都成了他的俘虏。 5 [N-SING 单数名词]克服；攻克 The conquest of something such as a problem is success in ending it or dealing with it. [usu the N of n] The conquest of inflation has been the Government's overriding economic priority for nearly 15 years. 遏制通货膨胀是政府近15年来经济工作方面的头等大事。 ...the conquest of cancer. 攻克癌症

Conquest Act S N Count 可数名词 [Usu N Succeeded