conquest
noun /ˈkɒŋkwest/
/ˈkɑːŋkwest/
- [countable, uncountable] the act of taking control of a country, city, etc. by force
征服;占领 - the Norman Conquest (= of England in 1066)
诺曼征服(即 1066 年诺曼人征服英格兰)
Topics Historyc2- He continued to expand his kingdom by conquest.
他通过征服手段继续扩张他的王国。 - The army made many conquests in the east.
这支军队在东方征服了很多地方。 - Trade rather than territorial conquest was held to be the route to progress.
贸易而不是领土征服被认为是进步的途径。 - the English colonial conquest of the Indian subcontinent
英国对印度次大陆的殖民征服 - the European conquest of South America
欧洲对南美洲的征服 - the Muslim conquest of Spain in the 8th century
8 世纪穆斯林对西班牙的征服 - the Roman conquest of Britain
罗马人对不列颠的征服 - the Spanish conquest of Mexico
西班牙人对墨西哥的征服 - the desire of each tribe to show its superiority through violent conquest
每个部落通过暴力征服彰显其优势的欲望 - the rapid conquest of Madrid
对马德里的迅速占领 - The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 led to changes in the system of government.
1066年诺曼人征服了英格兰,导致政体发生了很多变化。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- violent
- military
- Muslim
- …
- make
- complete
- by conquest
- through conquest
- conquest of
- …
- the Norman Conquest (= of England in 1066)
- [countable] an area of land taken by force
占领(或征服)的地区 - the Spanish conquests in South America
西班牙人在南美洲的占领地
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- violent
- military
- Muslim
- …
- make
- complete
- by conquest
- through conquest
- conquest of
- …
- the Spanish conquests in South America
- [countable] (usually humorous) a person that somebody has persuaded to love them or to have sex with them
(爱情或性方面)被俘虏的人 - I'm just one of his many conquests.
我仅仅是他的众多俘虏之一。 - I think you’ve made a conquest.
我想你已经征服了。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- violent
- military
- Muslim
- …
- make
- complete
- by conquest
- through conquest
- conquest of
- …
- I'm just one of his many conquests.
- [uncountable] the act of gaining control over something that is difficult or dangerous
(对困难、危险等的)控制 - the conquest of inflation
对通货膨胀的控制
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- violent
- military
- Muslim
- …
- make
- complete
- by conquest
- through conquest
- conquest of
- …
- the conquest of inflation
词源Middle English: from Old French conquest(e), based on Latin conquirere ‘gain, win’, from con- (expressing completion) + quaerere ‘seek’.