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单词 commandable
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
com•mand /kəˈmænd/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to direct with authority;
    order: [no object]We did as he commanded.[+ object + to + verb]The general commanded his troops to march the rest of the way.[+ that clause]He commanded that they follow him.[used with quotations]"Stand at attention, soldier!'' he commanded.
  2. [+ object] to demand: to command silence.
  3. to deserve and receive (respect, attention, etc.):[+ object]Her words command respect.
  4. [+ object] to dominate by reason of location (such as by being higher);
    overlook: The hill commands the sea.
  5. Military to have authority or control over:[+ object]He commanded an army base of a thousand soldiers.

n. 
  1. the act of commanding or ordering with authority;
    control:[uncountable]Admiral, you have lost command of your ship.[be + in + ~]The lieutenant was in command of a platoon.
  2. an order given by one in authority:[countable]He issued several commands.
  3. [countable] an order in prescribed words, such as one given at close-order drill: The command was "Right shoulder arms!''
  4. expertise;
    mastery;
    strong ability: [countable; usually singular]has a working command of four languages.[uncountable]His spoken command of Russian was perfect.
  5. Computing a signal, as a keystroke, instructing a computer to perform a specific task:[countable]He issued several commands to clear the screen.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. ordered or requested: She gave a command performance before the queen.
See -mand-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
com•mand  (kə mand, -mänd),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to direct with specific authority or prerogative;
    order:The captain commanded his men to attack.
  2. to require authoritatively;
    demand:She commanded silence.
  3. to have or exercise authority or control over;
    be master of;
    have at one's bidding or disposal:The Pharaoh commanded 10,000 slaves.
  4. to deserve and receive (respect, sympathy, attention, etc.):He commands much respect for his attitude.
  5. to dominate by reason of location;
    overlook:The hill commands the sea.
  6. to have authority over and responsibility for (a military or naval unit or installation);
    be in charge of.

v.i. 
  1. to issue an order or orders.
  2. to be in charge;
    have authority.
  3. to occupy a dominating position;
    look down upon or over a body of water, region, etc.

n. 
  1. the act of commanding or ordering.
  2. an order given by one in authority:The colonel gave the command to attack.
  3. Military
    • an order in prescribed words, usually given in a loud voice to troops at close-order drill:The command was "Right shoulder arms!''
    • the order of execution or the second part of any two-part close-order drill command, as face in Right face!
    • (cap.) a principal component of the U.S. Air Force:Strategic Air Command.
    • a body of troops or a station, ship, etc., under a commander.
  4. the possession or exercise of controlling authority:a lieutenant in command of a platoon.
  5. expertise;
    mastery:He has a command of French, Russian, and German.
  6. British Termsa royal order.
  7. power of dominating a region by reason of location;
    extent of view or outlook:the command of the valley from the hill.
  8. Computing
    • an electric impulse, signal, or set of signals for initiating an operation in a computer.
    • a character, symbol, or item of information for instructing a computer to perform a specific task.
    • a single instruction.

adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or for use in the exercise of command:a command car; command post.
  2. of or pertaining to a commander:a command decision.
  3. ordered by a sovereign, as if by a sovereign, or by the exigencies of a situation:a command performance.
  • Anglo-French, Old French, noun, nominal derivative of the verb, verbal
  • Medieval Latin commandāre, equivalent. to Latin com- com- + mandāre to entrust, order (compare commend); (noun, nominal) late Middle English comma(u)nde
  • Anglo-French com(m)a(u)nder, Old French comander
  • (verb, verbal) Middle English coma(u)nden 1250–1300
commanda•ble, adj. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bid, demand, charge, instruct, enjoin. See direct. 
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged govern, control, oversee, manage, lead. See rule. 
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged exact, compel, require, claim, secure.
    • 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged direction, bidding, injunction, charge, mandate, instruction.
    • 13.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ascendancy, sway, domination.
    • 1, 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged obey.

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