| 单词 | commandeer |
| 释义 | commandeer verb[T] uk/ˌkɒm.ənˈdɪər/us/ˌkɑː.mənˈdɪr/to takepossessionof orcontrolprivatepropertybyforceor formilitaryuse 霸占；强征；征用Compare hijackverb The armed forces generally
commandeer| American Dictionarycommandeer verb[T] us/ˌkɑm·ənˈdɪər/to takepossessionorcontrolofprivateproperty,esp. byforce: Somevisitorscommandeeredoutdoortableson thebalcony. Examplesofcommandeercommandeer Those stakeholderscommandeersome of the e-government system's inscribed features to their own purposes whilst leaving others to one side. From theCambridge English Corpus The arrival of passengers in quarantine had not been commandeered by the authorities, it had just been delayed and the journey continued. From theCambridge English Corpus They were faced by having to stem the death rate in the huts, and had tocommandeersupplies. From theCambridge English Corpus When it became occupied, he was able to continue his schooling, but no longer as a boarder, since his lodgings had been commandeered by the occupying troops. From theCambridge English Corpus After a great deal of persuasion he was induced to score, then a pencil was commandeered and for a few minutes the unfortunate scorer kept his promise. From theCambridge English Corpus Every time one of us escapes onto the upper decks he or she either tries tocommandeerthe whole vessel, spouting orders about the one true path. From theCambridge English Corpus Local opinion and argument, however, were soon to be swept away when the central state moved in tocommandeerlabour for infrastructural works deemed of national importance. From theCambridge English Corpus I am assured by various correspondents that commandeering in some places has taken place quite unnecessarily. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The soldiers had their arms taken away and their vehicles were commandeered and used to build barricades. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has commandeered the premises and furniture of thousands of hotels, boarding houses, holiday camps and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theycommandeerthe necessary vessels, and very rightly and properly so, in order to transport troops or to convey food to the soldiers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Horses were commandeered and bought in very large numbers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Take, for instance, the question of the ships that have been commandeered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 You invite tenders for manufactured articles in this country, but youcommandeerour produce at prices which you fix without consultation with the growers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They couldcommandeerhay and wheat, as well as ships and other things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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