conquer
verb- conquer somebody/something
to take control of a country or city and its people by force 占领；攻克；征服 The Normans conquered England in 1066. 诺曼人于 1066 年征服了英格兰。 In 330 BC Persia was conquered by Alexander the Great. 亚历山大大帝于公元前330年征服了波斯。 conquered peoples/races/territories 被征服的民族／种族；被占领的领土 The Roman empire offered citizenship to its conquered peoples. 罗马帝国向被征服的民族授予公民权。
- conquer somebody
to defeat somebody, especially in a competition, race, etc. （尤指比赛、赛跑等中）击败，战胜 - conquer something
to succeed in dealing with or controlling something （成功地）对付，克服，控制 - conquer something
to become very popular or successful in a place 在（某地）很受欢迎；在（某地）成功 The band is now setting out to conquer the world. 这支乐队现在要出发去征服世界。 This is a British film which could conquer the US market. 这是一部能够征服美国市场的英国电影。
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’.