commandeer
- IPA[kɒmənˈdɪə]
英式
- officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes；take possession of (something) by force
verb: commandeer, 3rd person present: commandeers, gerund or present participle: commandeering, past tense: commandeered, past participle: commandeered
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes a nearby house had been commandeered by the army
- ▪ take possession of (something) by force the truck was commandeered by a mob
- ▪ enlist (someone) to help in a task he commandeered the men to find a table
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˌkämənˈdir]
美式
- officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes: telegraph and telephone lines were commandeered by the generals
Oxford American Dictionary
