conquest

/ˈkɒŋkwest/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

征服；占领；战利品；征服物

释义与例句

n. 征服；占领
the act of taking control of a place or people by force
  1. The conquest of the city took several months.
    征服这座城市花了几个月的时间。
  2. Historians study the conquest of the Americas by Europeans.
    历史学家研究欧洲人对美洲的征服。
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  1. The army celebrated the conquest of the enemy capital.
    军队庆祝攻占了敌方首都。
n. 战利品；征服物
something that has been gained or won through effort
  1. Mount Everest was a great conquest for early climbers.
    珠穆朗玛峰是早期登山者的伟大征服。
  2. She regarded the prize as a conquest of her fears.
    她把这项奖看作是战胜恐惧的成果。
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  1. Winning the championship was his greatest conquest.
    赢得冠军是他最大的成就。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 con-（完全）+ quest（寻求），完全求到手 = 征服。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • conquer 征服；克服
    conquest 源自 conquer，表征服的动作或结果。
  • conqueror 征服者
    conquer 加 -or 表示执行征服的人。
同义词
  • defeat 击败；战胜
    defeat 强调击败对方；conquest 强调占领或取得控制权，范围更广。
    The team celebrated their defeat of the champions. 球队庆祝击败了卫冕冠军。
反义词
  • surrender 投降；放弃
    surrender 表示放弃抵抗，与 conquest（征服）行为相反。
    The soldiers refused to surrender to the enemy. 士兵们拒绝向敌人投降。
常见搭配
  • the conquest of 对……的征服
    The conquest of space has always fascinated humans. 征服太空一直令人类着迷。
  • military conquest 军事征服
    The empire expanded through military conquest. 这个帝国通过军事征服扩张。