新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

command

英  [kəˈmɑːnd]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • commands

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 命令

    A command is an instance of someone telling you that you must do something.

    近义词

    instruction , order

    双语例句

    例:

    The tanker failed to respond to a command to stop.

    油轮没有按照指令停下来。

    例:

    I closed my eyes at his command.

    我听从他的命令闭上了眼睛。

    2[U 不可数名词] 完全控制权

    If an army or country has command of a place, they have total control over it.

    双语例句

    例:

    the struggle for command of the air.

    对制空权的争夺。

    3[U 不可数名词] 指挥

    If part of an army, navy, or air force is under the command of an officer, he or she is responsible for controlling and organizing it.

    近义词

    charge

    双语例句

    例:

    a small garrison under the command of Major James Craig.

    一小支在詹姆斯·克雷格少校指挥下的卫戍部队。

    4[C 可数名词] 指挥部

    In the armed forces, a command is a group of officers who are responsible for organizing and controlling part of an army, navy, or air force.

    双语例句

    例:

    He had authorization from the military command to retaliate.

    他得到了军事指挥部进行还击的授权。

    5[C 可数名词] 指令

    In computing, a command is an instruction that you give to a computer.

    双语例句

    例:

    I entered the command into my navigational computer.

    我把指令输入了我的导航计算机。

    6[U 不可数名词] 控制(局面等)

    If someone has command of a situation, they have control of it because they have, or seem to have, power or authority.

    双语例句

    例:

    Mr Baker would take command of the campaign.

    贝克先生将负责这次运动。

    7[U 不可数名词] 掌握

    Your command of something, such as a foreign language, is your knowledge of it and your ability to use this knowledge.

    双语例句

    例:

    His command of English was excellent.

    他的英语相当出色。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • have something at one's command

    1掌控

    If you have a particular skill or particular resources at your command, you have them and can use them fully.

    双语例句

    例:

    The country should have the right to defend itself with all legal means at its command.

    这个国家应该有权动用它所掌控的所有法律手段来捍卫自己。

    VERB. 动词
  • commands , commanding , commanded

    1[T 及物动词] 命令

    If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.

    近义词

    instruct , order

    双语例句

    例:

    He commanded his troops to attack.

    他命令他的部队进攻。

    例:

    'Get in your car and follow me,' she commanded.

    “上你自己的车,跟在我后面,”她命令道。

    2[T 及物动词] 博得

    If you command something such as respect or obedience, you obtain it because you are popular, famous, or important.

    双语例句

    例:

    an excellent doctor who commanded the respect of all her colleagues.

    一位博得所有同事尊敬的杰出医生。

    3[T 及物动词] 完全控制

    If an army or country commands a place, they have total control over it.

    近义词

    rule

    双语例句

    例:

    Yemen commands the strait at the southern end of the Red Sea.

    也门完全控制着红海南端的海峡。

    4[T 及物动词] 指挥

    An officer who commands part of an army, navy, or air force is responsible for controlling and organizing it.

    双语例句

    例:

    the French general who commands the U.N. troops in the region.

    指挥着这一地区联合国部队的法国将军。