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conquest

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n.征服 n.战利品

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conquest为短语/超纲词汇

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quire,quisit,quest=to seek(追求)

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surrender    

conquest


/'kɒŋkwest; `kɑŋkwɛst/
n
1 [U] conquering (eg of a country and its people); defeat 征服(如某国家及其人民); 击败
*the Norman Conquest, ie of England by the Normans in
1066 诺曼人的征服(即1066年诺曼人征服英国)
* the conquest of cancer 战胜癌症.
2 [C]
(a) thing got by conquering 掠取物; 战利品
*the Roman conquests in Africa 罗马人在非洲的征服所得.
(b) person whose admiration or (esp) love has been gained 仰慕者; 崇拜者; (尤指)爱情的俘虏
*He is one of her many conquests. 她倾倒众生, 他是其中之一.
* You've made quite a conquest there, ie He or she likes you! 你很招人喜爱!

conquest


n
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin:Latin conquisitus, past participle of conquirere; CONQUER]
[singular, U]
the act of getting control of a country by fighting
 the Norman Conquest (=the conquest of England by the Normans)
conquest of
 the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
[C]
land that is won in a war
 French conquests in Asia
[C]
someone that you have persuaded to love you or to have sex with you - often used humorously
 He boasts about his many conquests.
when you gain control of or deal successfully with something that is difficult or dangerous
conquest of
 the conquest of space
1. The French conquest was in 1066.
    法兰西征服(英格兰)发生在1066年。

2. "A whole generation still remembers when only 21 miles stood between Hitler and the conquest of England," says a professor of English history.
    一位英国史教授说,"整整一代人依然记得希特勒曾经只差21英里就征服英国的那个时刻。"

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