conquer

• vt. 战胜，征服；攻克，攻取
• vi. 胜利；得胜

con-, 强调。-quer, 追寻，追求，词源同query, question. 词义由追求到战胜。

1. to put down by force or authority;

"suppress a nascent uprising"

"stamp down on littering"

"conquer one's desires"

2. take possession of by force, as after an invasion;

"the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"

"The army seized the town"

"The militia captured the castle"

3. overcome by conquest;

"conquer your fears"

"conquer a country"

conquer

conquer: [13] Latin conquīrere originally meant ‘seek something out’. It was a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix com- and quaerere ‘seek’ (source of English query, quest, question, inquire, and require). Bit by bit, ‘searching for something’ slid into ‘acquiring it’, including by force of arms: hence the sense ‘vanquish’, already current in the 13th century. The term Conqueror appears first to have been applied to William I of England around 1300.
=> enquire, inquest, query, quest, question, require

conquer (v.)

c. 1200, cunquearen, from Old French conquerre "conquer, defeat, vanquish," from Vulgar Latin *conquaerere (for Latin conquirere) "to search for, procure by effort, win," from Latin com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + quaerere "to seek, gain" (see query (v.)). Related: Conquered; conquering.

conquer, overcome, overthrow, defeat, beat, subdue

这些动词均含"征服，战胜"之意。

conquer： 侧重战胜和控制。书面用词。

overcome： 多指战胜或克服非物质的东西，如困难和不良习惯等。语气较弱也可指在斗争或竞争中战胜或压倒对方。

overthrow： 指彻底击败对手，使其丧失力量和地位。

defeat： 普通用词，多指在战争、比赛、竞选或辩论中战胜对手，侧重胜利的暂时性。

beat： 口笔语均可用，可与defeat换用。

subdue： 正式用词，与conquer同义，但强调失败后的臣服状态；也可用作借喻，表克制、压抑感情、欲望等。

In that moment of clarity Leah made an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take bigger steps.

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It is a society well worth studying,and its efforts to conquer the gender gap impart a vital lesson—though not the lesson the Swedes had in mind。

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The Normans conquered England in 1066.

诺曼人于1066年征服了英格兰。

牛津词典

conquered peoples/races/territories

被征服的民族 / 种族；被占领的领土

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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。

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The team members were greeted like conquering heroes .

队员像凯旋而归的英雄一样受到了人们的欢迎。

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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。

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Mount Everest was conquered (= successfully climbed) in 1953.

珠穆朗玛峰于1953年被征服。

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The band is now setting out to conquer the world.

这支乐队现在要去征服世界。

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During 1936, Mussolini conquered Abyssinia...

1936年，墨索里尼攻占了阿比西尼亚。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Early in the eleventh century the whole of England was again conquered by the Vikings.

11世纪早期，整个英格兰再次被北欧海盗征服。

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I was certain that love was quite enough to conquer our differences...

我相信爱足以克服我们的种种差异。

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He has never conquered his addiction to smoking.

他一直未能戒除烟瘾。

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I can conquer any difficulties and overcome any obstacles!

我可以征服任何困难,克服任何障碍!

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How can I conquer my disinclination to meet people?

我怎样才能克服不愿与人交往 呢 ?

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Very often, we have to conquer ourselves first when marching forward.

很多时候, 我们向前走时最先要战胜的是自己.

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Once France was prostrate, he must if possible conquer or destroy Great Britain.

法国一经投降,只要可能, 他就必然要征服或毁灭大不列颠.

辞典例句

If impulse is weak, foresight may conquer; This is what is called acting on reason.

如果冲动弱下来, 预见就可能取胜, 这就是所谓的按理性办事.

辞典例句

And so pairtogether, thinking to conquer the world.

所以他们走到了一直, 考虑怎样征服世界.

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Divide and conquer is the key.

分而治只是关键.

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Our purpose is not only to conquer nature but also to remake nature.

我们的目的不仅要征服自然,而且还要改造自然.

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There is always one thing to conquer [ overcome ] another .

一物降一 物.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

You must conquer your fear of heights.

你必须战胜畏高症.

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Do not forget: love will conquer only if you pray, and your heart will open.

不要忘了: 唯有你们祈祷,爱才会征服一切, 而你们的心也才会开放.

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Will can conquer habit.

意志能战胜习惯.

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