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单词 reconquer
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Definition of reconquer in English:

reconquer

verb riːˈkɒŋkəˌriˈkɑŋkər
[with object]
  • Conquer again.

    Toledo was reconquered by the Christian forces in 1085
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Cold War expressed the unrelenting military and economic pressure that the US exerted against the Soviet Union in its drive to reconquer those territories that had been lost to capitalism.
    • The innovations that Alfred introduced meant that within twenty years of his death, most of the Danelaw had been reconquered by the West Saxon kings and their Mercian allies.
    • Alfonso I and his son Sancho I reconquered the remaining Portuguese territory from the Muslims.
    • They were pawns in the Vatican's plan to reconquer Scotland and reinstate the regime of the cardinals, the bishops and the priests.
    • When the Byzantines reconquered their capital in 1261, they attempted to restore its past glory but could never recreate its former strength.
    • But after the Austrian defeat at Wagram, the French under Eugène reconquered the region.
    • However, by 1920 it was reconquered by Russia, and in 1922 it became a constituent part of the Soviet Union, as part of the Transcaucasian Socialist Soviet Republic.
    • However, he was also committed to reconquering his father's lands in Normandy, Anjou and especially in Poitou.
    • In the first half of the 6th century Byzantine forces attempted to reconquer the Western Roman Empire, successfully restoring Roman rule in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and southern Spain by the 550s.
    • Emperor Justinian reconquered North Africa and part of Italy, making Ravenna the western capital, but his success was shortlived.
    • Republican forces of liberation rose up in March 1848 against their Austrian overlords and held the city for over a year before it was reconquered after a bitter siege.
    • But he was eager to emulate his father and reconquer parts of Germany lost after the defeat of Quinctilius Varus.
    • In late 1778 and 1779, British forces reconquered Georgia, the only state completely subdued during the war.
    • On his way to reconquer Scotland, Edward died near Carlisle.
    • From here, by arrangement with the Georgian government, Gelayev's fighters set out to assist in reconquering Abkhazia and to open up a second front against Russia.
    • Thirteen years later the British reconquered Sudan after the butchery at the Battle of Omdurman.
    • It was clear now that Britain could not possibly hope to ever reconquer the American colonies, not without the cost of thousands of young men.
    • Attracting numerous barbarian auxiliaries through generous payments, Justinian managed to reconquer much of Italy and the coastal strip of southern Spain, bolstering his claim to be reviving the empire's glory.
    • His mother, always prone to periods of melancholy and depression, mourned the Old Regime and believed that the legitimists could reconquer France and restore both the royal line and true religion.
    • On 28 May the port was successfully reconquered by French and Norwegian troops, and the German forces under Maj-General Eduard Dietl were pushed back towards the Swedish frontier.
    • The Spanish returned to reconquer the Rio Grande area in 1692.
    Synonyms
    recover, get back, win back, recoup, retrieve, reclaim, repossess, have something returned, be reunited with, rescue, salvage

Derivatives

  • reconquest

  • noun riːˈkɒŋkwɛstˌriˈkɑŋˌkwɛst
    mass noun
    • The action of conquering a place or people again.

      the military reconquest of the northern regions
      Example sentencesExamples
      • count noun in the 12th century, some reconquests were made in Asia Minor
      • Moreover, among what until 1945 could be termed the Polish ruling class, there were many who dreamed not simply of an independent Poland, but of a reconquest of the old Polish Empire, preferably by means of a heroic cavalry charge at sunset.
      • The nearest enemy territory was Belgium, and it was assumed that the population there, resentful of the Austrian reconquest of 1790, would welcome freedom-proclaiming French troops with open arms.
      • The Armada was sighted off the Scilly Isles on 19 July 1588: the objective was the conquest of England, which would itself assure the reconquest of the Netherlands.
 
 

Definition of reconquer in US English:

reconquer

verbˌrēˈkäNGkərˌriˈkɑŋkər
[with object]
  • Conquer again.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Republican forces of liberation rose up in March 1848 against their Austrian overlords and held the city for over a year before it was reconquered after a bitter siege.
    • However, by 1920 it was reconquered by Russia, and in 1922 it became a constituent part of the Soviet Union, as part of the Transcaucasian Socialist Soviet Republic.
    • They were pawns in the Vatican's plan to reconquer Scotland and reinstate the regime of the cardinals, the bishops and the priests.
    • Attracting numerous barbarian auxiliaries through generous payments, Justinian managed to reconquer much of Italy and the coastal strip of southern Spain, bolstering his claim to be reviving the empire's glory.
    • His mother, always prone to periods of melancholy and depression, mourned the Old Regime and believed that the legitimists could reconquer France and restore both the royal line and true religion.
    • Emperor Justinian reconquered North Africa and part of Italy, making Ravenna the western capital, but his success was shortlived.
    • The innovations that Alfred introduced meant that within twenty years of his death, most of the Danelaw had been reconquered by the West Saxon kings and their Mercian allies.
    • But he was eager to emulate his father and reconquer parts of Germany lost after the defeat of Quinctilius Varus.
    • From here, by arrangement with the Georgian government, Gelayev's fighters set out to assist in reconquering Abkhazia and to open up a second front against Russia.
    • In the first half of the 6th century Byzantine forces attempted to reconquer the Western Roman Empire, successfully restoring Roman rule in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and southern Spain by the 550s.
    • It was clear now that Britain could not possibly hope to ever reconquer the American colonies, not without the cost of thousands of young men.
    • On his way to reconquer Scotland, Edward died near Carlisle.
    • On 28 May the port was successfully reconquered by French and Norwegian troops, and the German forces under Maj-General Eduard Dietl were pushed back towards the Swedish frontier.
    • Alfonso I and his son Sancho I reconquered the remaining Portuguese territory from the Muslims.
    • Thirteen years later the British reconquered Sudan after the butchery at the Battle of Omdurman.
    • In late 1778 and 1779, British forces reconquered Georgia, the only state completely subdued during the war.
    • The Cold War expressed the unrelenting military and economic pressure that the US exerted against the Soviet Union in its drive to reconquer those territories that had been lost to capitalism.
    • When the Byzantines reconquered their capital in 1261, they attempted to restore its past glory but could never recreate its former strength.
    • However, he was also committed to reconquering his father's lands in Normandy, Anjou and especially in Poitou.
    • The Spanish returned to reconquer the Rio Grande area in 1692.
    • But after the Austrian defeat at Wagram, the French under Eugène reconquered the region.
    Synonyms
    recover, get back, win back, recoup, retrieve, reclaim, repossess, have something returned, be reunited with, rescue, salvage
 
 
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