/'kɒŋkə(r); `kɔŋkɚ/
v [Tn]
1 (a) take possession of (sth) by force 以武力占领, 征服（某事物）
*The Normans conquered England in 1066. 诺曼人于1066年征服了英国.
(b) (fig 比喻) gain the admiration, love, etc of (sb/sth) 赢得（某人[某事物]的赞誉、爱慕等
*He set out to conquer the literary world of London. 他决心赢得伦敦文学界的赞誉.
* She has conquered the hearts of many men, ie they have fallen in love with her. 她已使许多男子倾心.
2 (a) defeat (an enemy, a rival, etc) 击败 （敌人、对手等）
*England conquered their main rivals in the first round of the competition. 英格兰队在第一轮比赛中就击败了主要对手.
(b) (fig 比喻) overcome (an obstacle, emotion, etc) 克服（障碍、情绪等）
*The mountain was not conquered (ie successfully climbed) until 1953. 1953年以前, 从未有人能攀登到这座山的山顶.
* Smallpox has finally been conquered. 天花终于遏制住了.
* You must conquer your fear of driving. 你必须克服驾驶车辆的恐惧心理.

v
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: conquerre, from Latin conquirere 'to look for, collect', from com- ( COM-) + quaerere 'to ask, search']
[I and T]
to get control of a country by fighting
　The Normans conquered England in 1066.
　Egypt was conquered by the Persian king Kambyses.
[I and T]
to defeat an enemy
　The Zulus conquered all the neighbouring tribes.
[T]
to gain control over something that is difficult, using a lot of effort
conquer your nerves/fear
　She was determined to conquer her fear of flying.
　efforts to conquer inflation
　drugs to conquer the disease
[T]
to succeed in climbing to the top of a mountain when no one has ever climbed it before
　an attempt to conquer the peaks of Everest
[T]
to become very successful in a place
　In the last few years, the company has succeeded in conquering the European market.
>conquerorn[C]
>conqueringadj
　conquering heroes