| 单词 | conquest |
| 释义 | Related topics: Militarycon·quest /ˈkɒŋkwest $ ˈkɑːŋ-/ ●○○ noun 1 [singular, uncountable]PM the act of getting control of a country by fighting 击败，征服 the Norman Conquest (=the conquest of England by the Normans) 诺曼征服conquest of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire 西班牙人对印加帝国的征服► see thesaurus at victory2 [countable]PM land that is won in a war 占领地，征服的土地 French conquests in Asia 法国在亚洲的占领地3 [countable]SEX/HAVE SEX WITH someone that you have persuaded to love you or to have sex with you – often used humorously 爱情的俘虏〔常为幽默用法〕 He boasts about his many conquests. 他吹嘘自己征服了许多女孩的芳心。4 CONTROL[countable] when you gain control of or deal successfully with something that is difficult or dangerous 〔对艰难、危险事物的〕攻克，征服conquest of the conquest of space 征服太空Examples from the Corpusconquest• The palace was built in Cordoba, Spain, following the Arab conquest.• Cis was also his first conquest.• Was it only a desire for conquest?• He went downstairs, finished his column, then shaved and bathed and went out to the office ripe for conquest.• His conquests transformed the ancient world and ushered in the Hellenistic age of great monarchies.• military conquests• They were the legates of conquest.• In this first phase of conquest, the Arabs created an Empire and a State, but not yet a civilization.• History is the story of conquest.• It arose from the recent conquest of the northern coastal area as far as Anglesey by his friend Hugh, earl of Chester.• These men seek power through sexual conquests.• The Roman legions left, opening the way for the conquest of the British Isles by the Germanic tribes.conquest of• the Muslim conquest of Egypt• the conquest of spaceOrigin conquest (1200-1300) Old French Latin conquisitus, past participle of conquirere; → CONQUERcon·quest nounChineseSyllable Corpus of getting act of the control a |
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