annex

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishannexan‧nex /əˈneks $ əˈneks, ˈæneks/ verb [transitive] BEAT/DEFEATto take control of a country or area next to your own, especially by using force The Baltic republics were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940. —annexation /ˌænekˈseɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusannex• Planning Director Jerry Flannery is attempting to annex 1260 acres of vacant land next to the city.• It may be that as the town of Mallia grew, it outgrew its local territory and annexed the adjacent Lasithi territory.• Athens annexed their lands and settled on them 4,000 Athenians as small-holders.• Zululand was annexed to Natal in 1897.Origin annex (1300-1400) Old French annexer, from Latin annectere, from ad- “to” + nectere ( → NEXUS)

单词	annex
释义	annex From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishannexan‧nex /əˈneks $ əˈneks, ˈæneks/ verb [transitive] BEAT/DEFEATto take control of a country or area next to your own, especially by using force The Baltic republics were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940. —annexation /ˌænekˈseɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusannex• Planning Director Jerry Flannery is attempting to annex 1260 acres of vacant land next to the city.• It may be that as the town of Mallia grew, it outgrew its local territory and annexed the adjacent Lasithi territory.• Athens annexed their lands and settled on them 4,000 Athenians as small-holders.• Zululand was annexed to Natal in 1897.Origin annex (1300-1400) Old French annexer, from Latin annectere, from ad- “to” + nectere ( → NEXUS)
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