| 单词 | conquest |
| 释义 | conquest /kon"kwest, kong"-/, n. 1. the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment. 2. the winning of favor, affection, love, etc.: the conquest of Antony by Cleopatra. 3. a person whose favor, affection, etc., has been won: He's another one of her conquests. 4. anything acquired by conquering, as a nation, a territory, or spoils. 5. the Conquest. See Norman Conquest. [1275-1325; ME conqueste < AF, OF < VL *conquesta (for L conquisita, fem. ptp. of conquirere). See CON-, QUEST] Syn. 1. subjugation, defeat, mastery. See victory. 2. seduction, enchantment. Ant. 1. surrender. |
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