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conquer

verb
 
🔊/ˈkɒŋkə(r)/
🔊/ˈkɑːŋkər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they conquer
🔊/ˈkɒŋkə(r)/
🔊/ˈkɑːŋkər/
he / she / it conquers
🔊/ˈkɒŋkəz/
🔊/ˈkɑːŋkərz/
past simple conquered
🔊/ˈkɒŋkəd/
🔊/ˈkɑːŋkərd/
past participle conquered
🔊/ˈkɒŋkəd/
🔊/ˈkɑːŋkərd/
-ing form conquering
🔊/ˈkɒŋkərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈkɑːŋkərɪŋ/
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  1.  
    conquer somebody/something to take control of a country or city and its people by force占领；攻克；征服
    • The Normans conquered England in 1066.诺曼人于 1066 年征服了英格兰。🔊🔊
    • In 330 BC Persia was conquered by Alexander the Great.亚历山大大帝于公元前330年征服了波斯。
    • conquered peoples/races/territories被征服的民族／种族；被占领的领土
    • The Roman empire offered citizenship to its conquered peoples.罗马帝国向被征服的人民提供公民身份。
    Topics Historyc1, War and conflictc1
  2.  
    conquer somebody to defeat somebody, especially in a competition, race, etc.（尤指比赛、赛跑等中）击败，战胜
    • The world champion conquered yet another challenger last night.昨晚这位世界冠军又战胜了一名挑战者。🔊🔊
  3.  
    conquer something to succeed in dealing with or controlling something（成功地）对付，克服，控制
    • The only way to conquer a fear is to face it.克服恐惧的唯一方法是正视恐惧。🔊🔊
    • Mount Everest was conquered (= successfully climbed) in 1953.珠穆朗玛峰于 1953 年被征服。
    • He will need to conquer his nerves to progress in this competition.他将需要征服自己的神经，才能在这场比赛中取得进步。
  4.  
    conquer something to become very popular or successful in a place在（某地）很受欢迎；在（某地）成功
    • The band is now setting out to conquer the world.这支乐队现在要出发去征服世界。🔊🔊
    • This is a British film which could conquer the US market.这是一部能够征服美国市场的英国电影。
    Topics Successc1
    5. Word OriginMiddle English (also in the general sense ‘acquire, attain’): from Old French conquerre, based on Latin conquirere ‘gain, win’, from con- (expressing completion) + quaerere ‘seek’.