conquest

noun

/ˈkɒŋkwest/

/ˈkɑːŋkwest/

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[countable, uncountable] the act of taking control of a country, city, etc. by force
- the Norman Conquest (= of England in 1066)
Extra Examples
- He continued to expand his kingdom by conquest.
- The army made many conquests in the east.
- Trade rather than territorial conquest was held to be the route to progress.
- the English colonial conquest of the Indian subcontinent
- the European conquest of South America
- the Muslim conquest of Spain in the 8th century
- the Roman conquest of Britain
- the Spanish conquest of Mexico
- the desire of each tribe to show its superiority through violent conquest
- the rapid conquest of Madrid
- The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 led to changes in the system of government.
Topics Historyc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- violent
- military
- Muslim
- …
verb + conquest
- make
- complete
preposition
- by conquest
- through conquest
- conquest of
- …
See full entry
[countable] an area of land taken by force
- the Spanish conquests in South America
Topics Historyc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- violent
- military
- Muslim
- …
verb + conquest
- make
- complete
preposition
- by conquest
- through conquest
- conquest of
- …
See full entry
[countable] (usually humorous) a person that somebody has persuaded to love them or to have sex with them
- I'm just one of his many conquests.
- I think you’ve made a conquest.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- violent
- military
- Muslim
- …
verb + conquest
- make
- complete
preposition
- by conquest
- through conquest
- conquest of
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] the act of gaining control over something that is difficult or dangerous
- the conquest of inflation
Topics Difficulty and failurec2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- violent
- military
- Muslim
- …
verb + conquest
- make
- complete
preposition
- by conquest
- through conquest
- conquest of
- …
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French conquest(e), based on Latin conquirere ‘gain, win’, from con- (expressing completion) + quaerere ‘seek’.

单词	conquest
释义	conquest noun /ˈkɒŋkwest/ /ˈkɑːŋkwest/ jump to other results [countable, uncountable] the act of taking control of a country, city, etc. by force the Norman Conquest (= of England in 1066) Extra Examples He continued to expand his kingdom by conquest. The army made many conquests in the east. Trade rather than territorial conquest was held to be the route to progress. the English colonial conquest of the Indian subcontinent the European conquest of South America the Muslim conquest of Spain in the 8th century the Roman conquest of Britain the Spanish conquest of Mexico the desire of each tribe to show its superiority through violent conquest the rapid conquest of Madrid The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 led to changes in the system of government. Topics Historyc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective violent military Muslim … verb + conquest make complete preposition by conquest through conquest conquest of … See full entry [countable] an area of land taken by force the Spanish conquests in South America Topics Historyc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective violent military Muslim … verb + conquest make complete preposition by conquest through conquest conquest of … See full entry [countable] (usually humorous) a person that somebody has persuaded to love them or to have sex with them I'm just one of his many conquests. I think you’ve made a conquest. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective violent military Muslim … verb + conquest make complete preposition by conquest through conquest conquest of … See full entry [uncountable] the act of gaining control over something that is difficult or dangerous the conquest of inflation Topics Difficulty and failurec2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective violent military Muslim … verb + conquest make complete preposition by conquest through conquest conquest of … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French conquest(e), based on Latin conquirere ‘gain, win’, from con- (expressing completion) + quaerere ‘seek’.
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