释义 |
move in on1Approach, especially so as to take action: the police moved in on him...- You can see police just moving in on the hostage-taker.
- Last week police moved in on the tiger farm, ranked among the biggest in the world.
- Riot police move in on the protesters.
1.1Become involved with so as to take control of or put pressure on: the bank did not usually move in on doubtful institutions until they were almost bankrupt...- Cab drivers at Manchester Airport are threatening legal action after a rival firm moved in on Terminal 3 and bypassed local authority licence control by setting up like a bus company.
- When David inevitably piles up a debt he can't pay, Tony moves in on his business, sucking it dry and draining his son's college fund.
- The rebels then moved in on this boarding school for war orphans, kidnapping 51 boys and nine girls along with two adults.
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