Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense co-opts, present participle co-opting, past tense, past participle co-opted
1VERB 拉拢;笼络 If you co-opt someone, you persuade them to help or support you. 拉拢;笼络
Mr Wallace tries to co-opt rather than defeat his critics. [VERB noun]
华莱士先生竭力拉拢而不是击败他的批评者们。
Sofia Petrovna co-opted Natasha as her assistant. [VERB noun]
索菲亚·彼得罗夫娜拉拢娜塔莎做她的助手。
2VERB 指派;指定 If someone is co-opted into a group, they are asked by that group to become a member, rather than joining or being elected in the normal way. 指派;指定
He was co-opted into the Labour Government of 1964. [beV-ed + into/onto]
他被指派加入了1964年的工党政府。
He's been authorised to co-opt anyone he wants to join him. [VERB noun]
他得到授权可以挑选自己想要的任何人加入他的团队。
3VERB 借鉴，吸取(口号或政策等) If a group or political party co-opts a slogan or policy, they take it, often from another group or political party, and use it themselves. 借鉴，吸取(口号或政策等)
He co-opted many nationalist slogans and cultivated a populist image. [VERB noun]