新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

conquest

英  [ˈkɒŋkwest]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • conquests

    1[U 不可数名词] 征服

    Conquest is the act of conquering a country or group of people.

    双语例句

    例:

    He had led the conquest of southern Poland in 1939.

    他曾于1939年统领对波兰南部的征服。

    例:

    the Spanish conquest of Mexico.

    西班牙人对墨西哥的征服。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 克服

    The conquest of something such as a problem is success in ending it or dealing with it.

    近义词

    defeat

    双语例句

    例:

    The conquest of inflation has been the Government's overriding economic priority for nearly 15 years.

    对通货膨胀的克服一直是近15年以来政府的头等经济工作重点。