con·quer
verb/ˈkɒŋkə(r)/
/ˈkɑːŋkər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they conquer | /ˈkɒŋkə(r)/ /ˈkɑːŋkər/ |
| he / she / it conquers | /ˈkɒŋkəz/ /ˈkɑːŋkərz/ |
| past simple conquered | /ˈkɒŋkəd/ /ˈkɑːŋkərd/ |
| past participle conquered | /ˈkɒŋkəd/ /ˈkɑːŋkərd/ |
| -ing form conquering | /ˈkɒŋkərɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːŋkərɪŋ/ |
- conquer somebody/something to take control of a country or city and its people by force
占领；攻克；征服 - The Normans conquered England in 1066.
诺曼人于 1066 年征服了英格兰。 - In 330 BC Persia was conquered by Alexander the Great.
亚历山大大帝于公元前330年征服了波斯。 - conquered territories/subjects/lands
被征服的领土/臣民/土地 - The Roman empire offered citizenship to its conquered peoples.
罗马帝国向其被征服的人民提供公民身份。
- The Normans conquered England in 1066.
- conquer somebody to defeat somebody, especially in a competition, race, etc.
（尤指比赛、赛跑等中）击败，战胜 - 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。
- The world champion conquered yet another challenger last night.
- conquer something to succeed in dealing with or controlling something
（成功地）对付，克服，控制 - 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。 - Mount Everest was conquered (= successfully climbed) in 1953.
珠穆朗玛峰于 1953 年被征服。 - He will need to conquer his nerves to progress in this competition.
他需要克服自己的紧张情绪才能在这场比赛中取得进步。
- The only way to conquer a fear is to face it.
- conquer something to become very popular or successful in a place
在（某地）很受欢迎；在（某地）成功 - The band is now setting out to conquer the world.
这支乐队现在要出发去征服世界。 - This is a British film which could conquer the US market.
这是一部能够征服美国市场的英国电影。
- The band is now setting out to conquer the world.
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the general sense ‘acquire, attain’): from Old French conquerre, based on Latin conquirere ‘gain, win’, from con- (expressing completion) + quaerere ‘seek’.