【conquer】 - SAT备考词汇

conquer

UK:  ['kɒŋkə(r)]

US:  ['kɑŋkər]

过去分词：conquered  现在分词：conquering  第三人称单数：conquers  

v.

1.征服,战胜,取胜

2.征服;攻克;打败(敌人)

3.占领;征服

4.战胜(敌人);克服(坏习惯等。)

5.克服(困难等),改正(恶习等);抑制(情欲等)

6.抑制,克制

7.得胜

8.消除,解决

9.〔古、诗〕赢得(名誉,某人的感情等)

10.登上

1 . As the rope lengthened, and still Dick continued to pay it out, extreme fear began to conquer her resolution.
正当狄克把绳子不断地伸长，继续往外放出去的时候，她的决心却被极度的恐惧压倒了。

2 . It was a lonely quest for the two of them in their garage behind the shop, plotting to defy gravity and conquer the wind.
他们两人在自己的自行车店后面的车库里开始了孤独的旅程，计划着如何摆脱地心吸力，驭风而行。

3 . His words were all uttered with a fine geniality of eye and manner which went far to conquer my distrust.
他说那些话时，目光相当和蔼、态度极其温和。这大大地消除了我的猜疑心理。

4 . I ought to have known that you would conquer in the long run, living like this.
我本应该就明白，象现在这样下去，你早晚要取胜的。

5 . It's complicated. but if I can conquer Spanish, it will have been a great achievement.
但如果我能战胜西班牙，这将是一个了不起的成就。