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1- illegally seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) while in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes劫持（行驶中的飞机、轮船或车辆）：
three armed men hijacked a white van
三名武装男子劫持了一辆白色厢式货车
as noun hijacking an eight-hour hijacking.八小时的劫持。
1.1
- steal (goods) by seizing them in transit抢夺（运输中的货物）。
1.2
- take over (something) and use it for a different purpose强行接管（而移作他用）：
the organization had been hijacked by extremists.
该组织已被极端分子接管。
- an incident or act of hijacking劫持事件（或行为）。
派生词
hijacker
noun词源
1920s (originally US)： of unknown origin.