the use of violence or threats to take control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to force it to travel to a different place or to demand something from a government 劫持(交通工具,尤指飞机) There have been a series of hijackings recently in the area. 这个地区最近发生了一连串劫持事件。 an unsuccessful hijack 劫持未遂
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the act of using or taking control of something, for example a meeting, in order to use it for your own aims and interests 操纵(会议等,以推销自己的意图) the hijacking of a recent meeting by anti-nuclear protesters 反核抗议者劫持最近的一次会议