conquered
past simple and past participle ofconquer
| 单词 | conquered |
| 释义 | conquered past simple and past participle ofconquer conquer verb[T] uk/ˈkɒŋ.kər/us/ˈkɑːŋ.kɚ/C1 to takecontrolorpossessionofforeignland, or agroupofpeople, byforce: TheSpanishconquered the NewWorldin the 16thcentury. TheEnglishwere conquered by the Normans in 1066. to beat someone in a race, competition, etc.
todealwith orsuccessfullyfightagainst aproblemor anunreasonablefear: He hasfinallyconquered hisfearofspiders. It may be manyyearsbefore thisdreadfuldiseaseis conquered. Attacking & invading
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Winning and defeating Solving and solutions Examplesofconqueredconquered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. That supposedly dreadful tyrant, the playwright, is not deposed, but outrightconquered; you have not jettisoned his words, but stolen them. From theCambridge English Corpus But havingconqueredthe town halls they sometimes met with hostility from employees or from burgomasters appointed by the crown. From theCambridge English Corpus Arterial switching in the patients with complete transposition and an intact ventricular septum, however, remained to beconquered. From theCambridge English Corpus In spite of their supernatural strength and their clear determination during the fight, the ghosts want to beconquered. From theCambridge English Corpus At every stage she is at pains to highlight any of the scanty evidence of co-operation between conquerors andconquered. From theCambridge English Corpus The commoners were mostly descendants of the founding fathers, although some were eitherconqueredor voluntarily joined the tribe in the distant past. From theCambridge English Corpus In the study there were examples of older people who initially found elements of care-giving very difficult, but who eventuallyconqueredtheir fear or squeamishness. From theCambridge English Corpus Domination of theconqueredpopulations was not only achieved through outright political 104 repression, but also by ideological means. From theCambridge English Corpus Inflation had beenconquered, high employment was once more the norm, and productivity growth hit levels not seen since the 1960s. From theCambridge English Corpus Legal opinion offered ample support to the argument for extending the benefits of a conquest to theconquered. From theCambridge English Corpus Artisans applied to settle in theconqueredterritories in large numbers. From theCambridge English Corpus They were to be trained to act as model colonisers for the newlyconqueredterritories. From theCambridge English Corpus However tedious, however difficult, however onerous, the means are justified by the end that is achieved, possessed,conquered. From theCambridge English Corpus No society, other than aconqueredone, or a colonial cultural enclave within a free society, will subject itself unquestioningly to an external standard. From theCambridge English Corpus The analysis of the drawings also makes it possible to discuss the role of the road in the integration of theconqueredterritory. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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