| 单词 | annex |
| 释义 | annex (once / 642 pages) vn An annex is an extension of or an addition to a building. A small room off of a main room is an annex, and attics are another type of annex. As a noun, an annex is part of a building or an addition to a main structure, or it can be an attachment, as in "an annex to the current plans." When used as a verb, the word means something a little different. Sometimes annex is used as a nice word for "take" or "grab," as when Nazi Germany took the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia in 1938 and added it to their own territory. In order to annex something to what is yours, you have to take it away from someone else. WORD FAMILYannex: annexation, annexed, annexes, annexing+/annexation: annexational, annexations USAGE EXAMPLESIt was considered instrumental in Russian manoeuvres to annex Crimea in 2014 and subsequent interference in eastern Ukraine. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Israel annexed East Jerusalem in 1980, in a move not recognised internationally. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) Russia also used disinformation to destabilize the Ukrainian government as Russia annexed Crimea. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) 1v attach to Hyper add on, affix, append, supplement add to the very end 2v take (territory) as if by conquest Hitler annexed Lithuania Hypo|Hyper colonise, colonize settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession 3n an addition that extends a main building Syn|Hypo|Hyper annexe, extension, wing ell an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building add-on, addition, improver a component that is added to something to improve it |
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