1. | [sing][u] 征服;占领the act of taking control of a country, city, etc. by force |
the Norman Conquest(= of England in 1066) 诺曼征服(即 1066 年诺曼人征服英格兰) |
2. | [c] 占领(或征服)的地区an area of land taken by force |
the Spanish conquests in South America 西班牙人在南美洲的占领地 |
3. | [c] (爱情或性方面)被俘虏的人a person that sb has persuaded to love them or to have sex with them |
I'm just one of his many conquests. 我仅仅是他的众多俘虏之一。 |
4. | [u] (对困难、危险等的)控制the act of gaining control over sth that is difficult or dangerous |
the conquest of inflation 对通货膨胀的控制 |