conquer
verb- conquer somebody/something
to take control of a country or city and its people by force 佔領；攻克；征服 The Normans conquered England in 1066. 諾曼人於 1066 年征服了英格蘭。 In 330 BC Persia was conquered by Alexander the Great. 亞歷山大大帝於公元前330年征服了波斯。 conquered peoples/races/territories 被征服的民族／種族；被佔領的領土 The Roman empire offered citizenship to its conquered peoples. 羅馬帝國向被征服的民族授予公民權。
- conquer somebody
to defeat somebody, especially in a competition, race, etc. （尤指比賽、賽跑等中）擊敗，戰勝 - conquer something
to succeed in dealing with or controlling something （成功地）對付，克服，控制 - conquer something
to become very popular or successful in a place 在（某地）很受歡迎；在（某地）成功 The band is now setting out to conquer the world. 這支樂隊現在要出發去征服世界。 This is a British film which could conquer the US market. 這是一部能夠征服美國市場的英國電影。
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the general sense ‘acquire, attain’): from Old French conquerre, based on Latin conquirere ‘gain, win’, from con- (expressing completion) + quaerere ‘seek’.