conquest

英 ['kɒŋkwest] 美 ['kɑːŋkwest]

• n. 征服；占领地；战利品；俘虏

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]攻取,征服,克服

   the act or process of conquering

2. [C]俘虏

   one that has been captivated or overcome

英英释义

Noun:

1. the act of conquering

2. success in mastering something difficult;

   "the conquest of space"
   

3. an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. They succeeded in the conquest of the city.
   他们成功地征服了这座城市。
2. The Normans ruled England by right of conquest.
   诺曼人征服了英格兰成了统治者。
3. The conquest of this rare disease has always been her aim.
   征服这种罕见的疾病一直是她奋斗的目标。
4. The Romans extended their conquests to Britain.
   罗马人把征服范围扩大到了不列颠。
5. Her beauty won her many conquests.
   她的美貌使许多人倾倒。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The statement laid bare his ambition for world conquest.
   此声明完全暴露了他征服世界的野心。
2. Rockets made possible the conquest of space.
   火箭使征服宇宙成为可能。
3. Her beauty won her many conquests.
   她的美貌使许多人倾倒。

经典引文

• Conquest..is the Acquiring of the Right of Soveraignty by Victory.

  出自： Hobbes

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• complete the conquest of a country 完成对某国的征服
• extend one's conquests 扩大被征服的领土

～+介词

• the conquest of disease 战胜疾病
• the conquest of nature 对自然的征服
• the conquest of space 对宇宙的征服

词义辨析

victory，conquest，triumph

• 这些名词均有“胜利”之意。
• victory普通用词，主要指在战争、斗争或竞赛中获得的胜利，侧重艰辛与成功。
• conquest指获取胜利或征服，把败者置于控制之下。
• triumph着重胜利或成功的辉煌与彻底。

近反义词

【近义词】

• triumph
• victory

【反义词】

• failure
• surrender