commandeer
🇬🇧/ˌkɒmənˈdɪə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˌkɑːmənˈdɪr/📚 19233 0If the armed forces commandeer a vehicle or building owned by someone else, they officially take charge of it so that they can use it. 征用
verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 征用;霸占,没收;强取
The soldiers commandeered vehicles in the capital and occupied the television station.
士兵们征用了首都的车辆并占领了电视台。
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- They drove in a convoy a round the city in commandeered cars. 在该城附近,他们驶入被征用汽车中的一支护送车队。
- The government will commandeer ships only in wartime. 政府只在战争时期征用船只。
- He decides to commandeer their room. 他决定强行占用他们的房间。
- Commandeer unused space in your home to carve out a dedicated work space. 在你家征用一个闲置的地方,打造一个专属工作空间。