conquest

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Militaryconquestcon‧quest /ˈkɒŋkwest $ ˈkɑːŋ-/ noun 1 [singular, uncountable]PM the act of getting control of a country by fighting the Norman Conquest (=the conquest of England by the Normans)conquest of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire► see thesaurus at victory2 [countable]PM land that is won in a war French conquests in Asia3 [countable]SEX/HAVE SEX WITH someone that you have persuaded to love you or to have sex with you – often used humorously He boasts about his many conquests. 4 CONTROL[countable] when you gain control of or deal successfully with something that is difficult or dangerousconquest of the conquest of spaceExamples from the Corpusconquest• Cis was also his first conquest.• Was it only a desire for conquest?• He went downstairs, finished his column, then shaved and bathed and went out to the office ripe for conquest.• His conquests transformed the ancient world and ushered in the Hellenistic age of great monarchies.• military conquests• They were the legates of conquest.• In this first phase of conquest, the Arabs created an Empire and a State, but not yet a civilization.• History is the story of conquest.• It arose from the recent conquest of the northern coastal area as far as Anglesey by his friend Hugh, earl of Chester.• The Roman legions left, opening the way for the conquest of the British Isles by the Germanic tribes.conquest of• the conquest of spaceOrigin conquest (1200-1300) Old French Latin conquisitus, past participle of conquirere; → CONQUER

单词	conquest
释义	conquest From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Militaryconquestcon‧quest /ˈkɒŋkwest $ ˈkɑːŋ-/ ●○○ noun 1 [singular, uncountable]PM the act of getting control of a country by fighting the Norman Conquest (=the conquest of England by the Normans)conquest of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire► see thesaurus at victory2 [countable]PM land that is won in a war French conquests in Asia3 [countable]SEX/HAVE SEX WITH someone that you have persuaded to love you or to have sex with you – often used humorously He boasts about his many conquests. 4 CONTROL[countable] when you gain control of or deal successfully with something that is difficult or dangerousconquest of the conquest of spaceExamples from the Corpusconquest• Cis was also his first conquest.• Was it only a desire for conquest?• He went downstairs, finished his column, then shaved and bathed and went out to the office ripe for conquest.• His conquests transformed the ancient world and ushered in the Hellenistic age of great monarchies.• military conquests• They were the legates of conquest.• In this first phase of conquest, the Arabs created an Empire and a State, but not yet a civilization.• History is the story of conquest.• It arose from the recent conquest of the northern coastal area as far as Anglesey by his friend Hugh, earl of Chester.• The Roman legions left, opening the way for the conquest of the British Isles by the Germanic tribes.conquest of• the conquest of spaceOrigin conquest (1200-1300) Old French Latin conquisitus, past participle of conquirere; → CONQUER
随便看	come along for the ride come and do come and do something come and go come apart come around come as a blow etc come as a blow etc to come as a relief etc come as a relief etc to come as a surprise etc come as a surprise etc to come as a surprise/relief/blow etc (to somebody) come ashore come at come at a high price come at somebody/something come away come back come back etc empty handed come back etc empty-handed come back etc emptyhanded come back from the dead come back in favour come back to earth