hijacking

noun
🔊/ˈhaɪdʒækɪŋ/
🔊/ˈhaɪdʒækɪŋ/
(also hijack)
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. the use of violence or threats to take control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to force it to travel to a different place or to demand something from a government劫持(交通工具,尤指飞机)
    • There have been a series of hijackings recently in the area.这个地区最近发生了一连串劫持事件。🔊🔊
    • an unsuccessful hijack劫持未遂
    compare carjackingTopics War and conflictc1, Crime and punishmentc1
  2. (disapproving) the act of using or taking control of something, for example a meeting, in order to use it for your own aims and interests操纵(会议等,以推销自己的意图)
    • the hijacking of a recent meeting by anti-nuclear protesters最近一次反核抗议者会议的劫持