单词 | hijack |
释义 | hijackor high·jack[ hahy-jak ] / ˈhaɪˌdʒæk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hijack ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop: to hijack a load of whiskey. to rob (a vehicle) after forcing it to stop: They hijacked the truck before it entered the city. to seize (a vehicle) by force or threat of force. to skyjack. verb (used without object)to engage in such stealing or seizing. nounan act or instance or hijacking. Origin of hijack1920–25, Americanism; back formation from hijacker OTHER WORDS FROM hijackan·ti·hi·jack, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hijackhijack , kidnap, shanghai, skyjackWords nearby hijackH.I.H., hi-hat, HII region, Hiiumaa, hijab, hijack, hijacker, Hijaz, hijiki, hijra, Hijrah Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for hijackhijack highjack/ (ˈhaɪˌdʒæk) / verb(tr) to seize, divert, or appropriate (a vehicle or the goods it carries) while in transitto hijack an aircraft to rob (a person or vehicle) by forceto hijack a traveller (esp in the US during Prohibition) to rob (a bootlegger or smuggler) of his illicit goods or to steal (illicit goods) in transit nounthe act or an instance of hijacking Derived forms of hijackhijacker or highjacker, nounWord Origin for hijackC20: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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