Definition of conquest in English:

conquest

noun ˈkɒŋkwɛstˈkɑnˌkwɛst

mass noun

1The subjugation and assumption of control of a place or people by military force.
征服，攻占
the conquest of the Aztecs by the Spanish
西班牙人对阿兹特克人的征服。
Example sentencesExamples
- Any use of military force that aims at conquest of territory, alteration of borders, interference on one side or the other of a civil war is illegitimate.
- Abroad he offers the glamour of moral commitment and military conquest.
- He might so easily have prayed that all the peoples of the world would live together in peace before he embarked on a military campaign of universal conquest, and then where would he have been?
- I also learned that military conquest, regardless of the stated intentions, seldom succeeds in creating democracy.
- Now we've talked exclusively about farmers, but we haven't looked at other types of conquest, and in particular military conquest.
- Far less can it be imposed by any state over others even by invasion or unilateral use of force for conquest or change of regime.
- What's the solution to an artificial border drawn in the sand after military conquest?
- It spread primarily through trade and military conquest.
- In 59 B.C., however, Julius Caesar led Roman forces in conquest of the area, which the Romans ruled for the next 500 years.
- Very few other nations can look back on more than a century of democratic rule unbroken by dictatorship of the left or right, civil war, military coup or conquest.
- Even when we consider his military conquest, we see that the driving force behind them was his attachment to God.
- The use of military force for conquest and expansion is a security strategy that most leaders reject in this age of complex interdependence and globalization.
- Thus, one may question the legitimacy of subsequent wars of conquest, military campaigns to subjugate and plunder peoples, and battles to gain territory.
- States no longer need to pursue military conquest to prosper, the theory goes; trade and economic integration pave a surer path to growth.
- It is much more a war of ideas than a war of military conquest.
- Their large numbers provided them with a measure of security from attack by their neighbors, and they are not known to have been disposed to seek military conquest.
- This global village was brought about first by military and political conquest and now by communication and technological influence.
- Large numbers of soldiers and traders certainly came into the island in the early period of Roman conquest and control, along with a limited number of administrators.
- Imperialism used to be a political and military game of land conquest and resource stealing.
- Recent history, however, suggests the existence of many relevant uses of military force besides conquest or even coercion.
Synonyms
defeat, beating, conquering, vanquishment, vanquishing, trouncing, annihilation, overpowering, overthrow, subduing, subjugation, rout, mastery, crushing
victory (over), triumph (over)
informal hammering, clobbering, thrashing, drubbing, caning, murder, massacre
seizure, seizing, takeover, acquisition, gain, appropriation, subjugation, subjection, capture, occupation, invasion, annexation, overrunning
1. 1.1count noun A territory which has been subjugated by military force.
  被征服的领土，掠取地
  colonial conquests
  殖民地。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The beauty of this is that Italy cannot stab Russia effectively, not being able to bring fleets to bear against the southern conquests of the Russian empire.
  Consolidation of such conquests by wise and intelligent administration is, on the other hand, a quiet affair and rarely engages our serious attention.
  Venetia would be given to the Habsburgs, shorn of a number of outlying territories which would consolidate French conquests further west.
  He added new lands to old and carefully consolidated his conquests by founding Greek cities abroad.
  Despite its importance, little is known about this Moghul province - the last of Emperor Akbar's conquests.
  These conquests added big Muslim cities like Tashkent and Samarkand to the Russian Empire.
  He claimed all the land as far west as the North Island tribes' conquests had extended.
  Even though, by then, the early Arab conquests had broken up into several rival empires, many technical achievements came the way of the Muslims.
  He was a strong leader, whose conquests expand the Moghul Empire to its greatest size.
  The next day we headed to the gay Beach Number 7, which was marked like a territorial conquest with a huge rainbow flag flapping in the breeze.
  We have to support this resistance - by organizing the struggle here against this war machine and its drive for more conquests.
  The scale and rapidity of the German advance into Russia, coming on top of earlier conquests, posed obvious administrative problems for the conquerors.
2. 1.2 The invasion and assumption of control of England by William of Normandy in 1066.
  （1066年诺曼底的征服者威廉的）征服英国。参见NORMAN CONQUEST
3. 1.3 The overcoming of a problem or weakness.
  战胜，破除，克服
  the conquest of inflation
  克服通货膨胀。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But the conquest of hunger and malnutrition requires additional links in the food chain.
  These are among the reasons why the conquest of poverty has become the overarching Millennium goal of the United Nations.
  It pledged to make the conquest of poverty, achieve the goal of full employment and foster social integration, prevailing over objectives of development.
4. 1.4 The successful ascent of a mountain, especially one not previously climbed.
  （尤指对以前无人攀登过的山峰的）成功攀登
  the conquest of Everest
  Example sentencesExamples
  But the hour of the conquest of the summit is not the time to think of the descent.
  After the conquest of the summit, many meters of ropes were left on the way and when a Japanese expedition attempted the climb again in 1977, they found and used the fixed ropes left there 22 years before: those red striped nylon braids were still in perfect condition.
  His film will commemorate the golden jubilee of Tensing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary's conquest of Mt. Everest.
  It involves the conquest of the summit, followed by some kind of mishap that leaves the two buddies stranded in a snowstorm, hopefully with no food and at least one broken limb, while winter approaches, rescue is impossible, and the only choice is between one person dying, and two.
  Synonyms
  ascent, climbing, scaling
5. 1.5count noun A person whose affection or favour has been won.
  爱情的俘虏；其欢心已被博取者
  she was someone he could display before his friends as his latest conquest
  Example sentencesExamples
  He didn't want his friends knowing about his drunken mother's tears or his philandering father's many conquests.
  I can't quite believe I'm asking this question at 11 o'clock on a Monday morning, but the sex warrior raised the issue of sex conquests, so here goes.
  Sexuality and sexual conquest, after all, can be experienced by men as humiliating and stressful as well as thrilling.
  For example, let's see some equal time given to the sexual conquests of young females at the box office.
  He is in a fitful mood which is compounded by an outburst at the table by a maid, who has obviously become one of his many conquests.
  He had no real love for her, but considered her a conquest unlike most other women.
  Then last year the gossip columns started reporting on his notorious sexual conquests - who doesn't love a scandal?
  As the amorous side of your life goes up and down, you forage in the laundry basket of love, reselecting old flames instead of dusting yourself down and seeking new conquests.
  Early in his stay in Madrid, a notorious star-chaser glibly informed the Spanish media that the new arrival would be the latest in her series of celebrity conquests.
  She is cast as a mid-50-year-old mother of one of his potential conquests.
  Thus, your adventures take on a mythical quality and your romances aren't just conquests, they're heart-touching encounters.
  But even that trio of conquests didn't satisfy his rampaging appetite. He also embarked on a much-publicised affair with an actress.
  The actor, once well known for his frequent conquests, can't seem to get enough of the Brazilian beauty even though she denies that anything as permanent as marriage is on the cards.
  His need for continual sexual conquests is undoubtedly a result of rejecting the fractured family unit that created him.
  Synonyms
  catch, acquisition, captive, prize, slave
  admirer, fan, worshipper
  lover, love, boyfriend, girlfriend
  informal fancy man, fancy woman, toy boy, sugar daddy, a notch on someone's bedpost
  literary swain
  archaic gallant, paramour, leman

Phrases

make a conquest of

Win the affections of.
博得欢心，赢得青睐
Example sentencesExamples
- Here he makes a conquest of Lucy, and there ensues a spirited conflict between Lucy and Polly, the rival claimants of his heart.
- The interview reveals the secret of how you can make a conquest of a beautiful girl over the net.
- Many a one, of course, is base enough to gratify his vanity by making a conquest of another man's wife.
- It pleases their vanity to make a conquest of one girl after another, and this and the sexual thrills they get are all they care about.
- The actress, who was born in Perm and emigrated with her mother in 1917, made a conquest of her.
- The Ballerina enters, determined to make a conquest of the Moor, and dances to a tawdry sort of waltz, whose triteness is intentionally intensified by its inept scoring for flute and trumpet.
- On this occasion, she looks heavily suntanned and made up, as the erotic Egyptian queen who has made a conquest of a man who should have been her sworn Roman enemy.
- He spent much time in the trade room, and went often through the camp seeking to make a conquest of some fair damsel.
- He could have made a conquest of almost any girl he wanted but his dealings with the other sex were notable for old-fashioned chivalry.
- Everything went to show that she had made a conquest of the recluse of the New Hall.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French conquest(e), based on Latin conquirere (see conquer).

Definition of conquest in US English:

conquest

nounˈkänˌkwestˈkɑnˌkwɛst

1The subjugation and assumption of control of a place or people by use of military force.
征服，攻占
the conquest of the Aztecs by the Spanish
西班牙人对阿兹特克人的征服。
Example sentencesExamples
- This global village was brought about first by military and political conquest and now by communication and technological influence.
- Imperialism used to be a political and military game of land conquest and resource stealing.
- I also learned that military conquest, regardless of the stated intentions, seldom succeeds in creating democracy.
- Very few other nations can look back on more than a century of democratic rule unbroken by dictatorship of the left or right, civil war, military coup or conquest.
- He might so easily have prayed that all the peoples of the world would live together in peace before he embarked on a military campaign of universal conquest, and then where would he have been?
- Abroad he offers the glamour of moral commitment and military conquest.
- It spread primarily through trade and military conquest.
- States no longer need to pursue military conquest to prosper, the theory goes; trade and economic integration pave a surer path to growth.
- Now we've talked exclusively about farmers, but we haven't looked at other types of conquest, and in particular military conquest.
- Far less can it be imposed by any state over others even by invasion or unilateral use of force for conquest or change of regime.
- Thus, one may question the legitimacy of subsequent wars of conquest, military campaigns to subjugate and plunder peoples, and battles to gain territory.
- Recent history, however, suggests the existence of many relevant uses of military force besides conquest or even coercion.
- Large numbers of soldiers and traders certainly came into the island in the early period of Roman conquest and control, along with a limited number of administrators.
- In 59 B.C., however, Julius Caesar led Roman forces in conquest of the area, which the Romans ruled for the next 500 years.
- Even when we consider his military conquest, we see that the driving force behind them was his attachment to God.
- Their large numbers provided them with a measure of security from attack by their neighbors, and they are not known to have been disposed to seek military conquest.
- Any use of military force that aims at conquest of territory, alteration of borders, interference on one side or the other of a civil war is illegitimate.
- The use of military force for conquest and expansion is a security strategy that most leaders reject in this age of complex interdependence and globalization.
- It is much more a war of ideas than a war of military conquest.
- What's the solution to an artificial border drawn in the sand after military conquest?
Synonyms
defeat, beating, conquering, vanquishment, vanquishing, trouncing, annihilation, overpowering, overthrow, subduing, subjugation, rout, mastery, crushing
seizure, seizing, takeover, acquisition, gain, appropriation, subjugation, subjection, capture, occupation, invasion, annexation, overrunning
1. 1.1 A territory that has been gained by the use of subjugation and military force.
  colonial conquests
  殖民地。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Despite its importance, little is known about this Moghul province - the last of Emperor Akbar's conquests.
  Even though, by then, the early Arab conquests had broken up into several rival empires, many technical achievements came the way of the Muslims.
  The scale and rapidity of the German advance into Russia, coming on top of earlier conquests, posed obvious administrative problems for the conquerors.
  Venetia would be given to the Habsburgs, shorn of a number of outlying territories which would consolidate French conquests further west.
  He added new lands to old and carefully consolidated his conquests by founding Greek cities abroad.
  He claimed all the land as far west as the North Island tribes' conquests had extended.
  The beauty of this is that Italy cannot stab Russia effectively, not being able to bring fleets to bear against the southern conquests of the Russian empire.
  He was a strong leader, whose conquests expand the Moghul Empire to its greatest size.
  Consolidation of such conquests by wise and intelligent administration is, on the other hand, a quiet affair and rarely engages our serious attention.
  The next day we headed to the gay Beach Number 7, which was marked like a territorial conquest with a huge rainbow flag flapping in the breeze.
  We have to support this resistance - by organizing the struggle here against this war machine and its drive for more conquests.
  These conquests added big Muslim cities like Tashkent and Samarkand to the Russian Empire.
2. 1.2the Conquest The invasion and assumption of control of England by William of Normandy in 1066.
  （1066年诺曼底的征服者威廉的）征服英国。参见NORMAN CONQUEST
  See also Norman Conquest
3. 1.3 The overcoming of a problem or weakness.
  战胜，破除，克服
  the conquest of inflation
  克服通货膨胀。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But the conquest of hunger and malnutrition requires additional links in the food chain.
  It pledged to make the conquest of poverty, achieve the goal of full employment and foster social integration, prevailing over objectives of development.
  These are among the reasons why the conquest of poverty has become the overarching Millennium goal of the United Nations.
4. 1.4 A person whose affection or favor has been won.
  爱情的俘虏；其欢心已被博取者
  someone he could display before his friends as his latest conquest
  Example sentencesExamples
  He had no real love for her, but considered her a conquest unlike most other women.
  Early in his stay in Madrid, a notorious star-chaser glibly informed the Spanish media that the new arrival would be the latest in her series of celebrity conquests.
  For example, let's see some equal time given to the sexual conquests of young females at the box office.
  Then last year the gossip columns started reporting on his notorious sexual conquests - who doesn't love a scandal?
  Sexuality and sexual conquest, after all, can be experienced by men as humiliating and stressful as well as thrilling.
  As the amorous side of your life goes up and down, you forage in the laundry basket of love, reselecting old flames instead of dusting yourself down and seeking new conquests.
  She is cast as a mid-50-year-old mother of one of his potential conquests.
  He didn't want his friends knowing about his drunken mother's tears or his philandering father's many conquests.
  He is in a fitful mood which is compounded by an outburst at the table by a maid, who has obviously become one of his many conquests.
  Thus, your adventures take on a mythical quality and your romances aren't just conquests, they're heart-touching encounters.
  His need for continual sexual conquests is undoubtedly a result of rejecting the fractured family unit that created him.
  I can't quite believe I'm asking this question at 11 o'clock on a Monday morning, but the sex warrior raised the issue of sex conquests, so here goes.
  But even that trio of conquests didn't satisfy his rampaging appetite. He also embarked on a much-publicised affair with an actress.
  The actor, once well known for his frequent conquests, can't seem to get enough of the Brazilian beauty even though she denies that anything as permanent as marriage is on the cards.
  Synonyms
  catch, acquisition, captive, prize, slave

Origin

Middle English: from Old French conquest(e), based on Latin conquirere (see conquer).

词汇	conquest
释义	Definition of conquest in English: conquest noun ˈkɒŋkwɛstˈkɑnˌkwɛst mass noun 1The subjugation and assumption of control of a place or people by military force. 征服，攻占 the conquest of the Aztecs by the Spanish 西班牙人对阿兹特克人的征服。 Example sentencesExamples Any use of military force that aims at conquest of territory, alteration of borders, interference on one side or the other of a civil war is illegitimate. Abroad he offers the glamour of moral commitment and military conquest. He might so easily have prayed that all the peoples of the world would live together in peace before he embarked on a military campaign of universal conquest, and then where would he have been? I also learned that military conquest, regardless of the stated intentions, seldom succeeds in creating democracy. Now we've talked exclusively about farmers, but we haven't looked at other types of conquest, and in particular military conquest. Far less can it be imposed by any state over others even by invasion or unilateral use of force for conquest or change of regime. What's the solution to an artificial border drawn in the sand after military conquest? It spread primarily through trade and military conquest. In 59 B.C., however, Julius Caesar led Roman forces in conquest of the area, which the Romans ruled for the next 500 years. Very few other nations can look back on more than a century of democratic rule unbroken by dictatorship of the left or right, civil war, military coup or conquest. Even when we consider his military conquest, we see that the driving force behind them was his attachment to God. The use of military force for conquest and expansion is a security strategy that most leaders reject in this age of complex interdependence and globalization. Thus, one may question the legitimacy of subsequent wars of conquest, military campaigns to subjugate and plunder peoples, and battles to gain territory. States no longer need to pursue military conquest to prosper, the theory goes; trade and economic integration pave a surer path to growth. It is much more a war of ideas than a war of military conquest. Their large numbers provided them with a measure of security from attack by their neighbors, and they are not known to have been disposed to seek military conquest. This global village was brought about first by military and political conquest and now by communication and technological influence. Large numbers of soldiers and traders certainly came into the island in the early period of Roman conquest and control, along with a limited number of administrators. Imperialism used to be a political and military game of land conquest and resource stealing. Recent history, however, suggests the existence of many relevant uses of military force besides conquest or even coercion. Synonyms defeat, beating, conquering, vanquishment, vanquishing, trouncing, annihilation, overpowering, overthrow, subduing, subjugation, rout, mastery, crushing victory (over), triumph (over) informal hammering, clobbering, thrashing, drubbing, caning, murder, massacre seizure, seizing, takeover, acquisition, gain, appropriation, subjugation, subjection, capture, occupation, invasion, annexation, overrunning 1.1count noun A territory which has been subjugated by military force. 被征服的领土，掠取地 colonial conquests 殖民地。 Example sentencesExamples The beauty of this is that Italy cannot stab Russia effectively, not being able to bring fleets to bear against the southern conquests of the Russian empire. Consolidation of such conquests by wise and intelligent administration is, on the other hand, a quiet affair and rarely engages our serious attention. Venetia would be given to the Habsburgs, shorn of a number of outlying territories which would consolidate French conquests further west. He added new lands to old and carefully consolidated his conquests by founding Greek cities abroad. Despite its importance, little is known about this Moghul province - the last of Emperor Akbar's conquests. These conquests added big Muslim cities like Tashkent and Samarkand to the Russian Empire. He claimed all the land as far west as the North Island tribes' conquests had extended. Even though, by then, the early Arab conquests had broken up into several rival empires, many technical achievements came the way of the Muslims. He was a strong leader, whose conquests expand the Moghul Empire to its greatest size. The next day we headed to the gay Beach Number 7, which was marked like a territorial conquest with a huge rainbow flag flapping in the breeze. We have to support this resistance - by organizing the struggle here against this war machine and its drive for more conquests. The scale and rapidity of the German advance into Russia, coming on top of earlier conquests, posed obvious administrative problems for the conquerors. 1.2 The invasion and assumption of control of England by William of Normandy in 1066. （1066年诺曼底的征服者威廉的）征服英国。参见NORMAN CONQUEST 1.3 The overcoming of a problem or weakness. 战胜，破除，克服 the conquest of inflation 克服通货膨胀。 Example sentencesExamples But the conquest of hunger and malnutrition requires additional links in the food chain. These are among the reasons why the conquest of poverty has become the overarching Millennium goal of the United Nations. It pledged to make the conquest of poverty, achieve the goal of full employment and foster social integration, prevailing over objectives of development. 1.4 The successful ascent of a mountain, especially one not previously climbed. （尤指对以前无人攀登过的山峰的）成功攀登 the conquest of Everest Example sentencesExamples But the hour of the conquest of the summit is not the time to think of the descent. After the conquest of the summit, many meters of ropes were left on the way and when a Japanese expedition attempted the climb again in 1977, they found and used the fixed ropes left there 22 years before: those red striped nylon braids were still in perfect condition. His film will commemorate the golden jubilee of Tensing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary's conquest of Mt. Everest. It involves the conquest of the summit, followed by some kind of mishap that leaves the two buddies stranded in a snowstorm, hopefully with no food and at least one broken limb, while winter approaches, rescue is impossible, and the only choice is between one person dying, and two. Synonyms ascent, climbing, scaling 1.5count noun A person whose affection or favour has been won. 爱情的俘虏；其欢心已被博取者 she was someone he could display before his friends as his latest conquest Example sentencesExamples He didn't want his friends knowing about his drunken mother's tears or his philandering father's many conquests. I can't quite believe I'm asking this question at 11 o'clock on a Monday morning, but the sex warrior raised the issue of sex conquests, so here goes. Sexuality and sexual conquest, after all, can be experienced by men as humiliating and stressful as well as thrilling. For example, let's see some equal time given to the sexual conquests of young females at the box office. He is in a fitful mood which is compounded by an outburst at the table by a maid, who has obviously become one of his many conquests. He had no real love for her, but considered her a conquest unlike most other women. Then last year the gossip columns started reporting on his notorious sexual conquests - who doesn't love a scandal? As the amorous side of your life goes up and down, you forage in the laundry basket of love, reselecting old flames instead of dusting yourself down and seeking new conquests. Early in his stay in Madrid, a notorious star-chaser glibly informed the Spanish media that the new arrival would be the latest in her series of celebrity conquests. She is cast as a mid-50-year-old mother of one of his potential conquests. Thus, your adventures take on a mythical quality and your romances aren't just conquests, they're heart-touching encounters. But even that trio of conquests didn't satisfy his rampaging appetite. He also embarked on a much-publicised affair with an actress. The actor, once well known for his frequent conquests, can't seem to get enough of the Brazilian beauty even though she denies that anything as permanent as marriage is on the cards. His need for continual sexual conquests is undoubtedly a result of rejecting the fractured family unit that created him. Synonyms catch, acquisition, captive, prize, slave admirer, fan, worshipper lover, love, boyfriend, girlfriend informal fancy man, fancy woman, toy boy, sugar daddy, a notch on someone's bedpost literary swain archaic gallant, paramour, leman Phrases make a conquest of Win the affections of. 博得欢心，赢得青睐 Example sentencesExamples Here he makes a conquest of Lucy, and there ensues a spirited conflict between Lucy and Polly, the rival claimants of his heart. The interview reveals the secret of how you can make a conquest of a beautiful girl over the net. Many a one, of course, is base enough to gratify his vanity by making a conquest of another man's wife. It pleases their vanity to make a conquest of one girl after another, and this and the sexual thrills they get are all they care about. The actress, who was born in Perm and emigrated with her mother in 1917, made a conquest of her. The Ballerina enters, determined to make a conquest of the Moor, and dances to a tawdry sort of waltz, whose triteness is intentionally intensified by its inept scoring for flute and trumpet. On this occasion, she looks heavily suntanned and made up, as the erotic Egyptian queen who has made a conquest of a man who should have been her sworn Roman enemy. He spent much time in the trade room, and went often through the camp seeking to make a conquest of some fair damsel. He could have made a conquest of almost any girl he wanted but his dealings with the other sex were notable for old-fashioned chivalry. Everything went to show that she had made a conquest of the recluse of the New Hall. Origin Middle English: from Old French conquest(e), based on Latin conquirere (see conquer). noun.1 phr. Definition of conquest in US English: conquest nounˈkänˌkwestˈkɑnˌkwɛst 1The subjugation and assumption of control of a place or people by use of military force. 征服，攻占 the conquest of the Aztecs by the Spanish 西班牙人对阿兹特克人的征服。 Example sentencesExamples This global village was brought about first by military and political conquest and now by communication and technological influence. Imperialism used to be a political and military game of land conquest and resource stealing. I also learned that military conquest, regardless of the stated intentions, seldom succeeds in creating democracy. Very few other nations can look back on more than a century of democratic rule unbroken by dictatorship of the left or right, civil war, military coup or conquest. He might so easily have prayed that all the peoples of the world would live together in peace before he embarked on a military campaign of universal conquest, and then where would he have been? Abroad he offers the glamour of moral commitment and military conquest. It spread primarily through trade and military conquest. States no longer need to pursue military conquest to prosper, the theory goes; trade and economic integration pave a surer path to growth. Now we've talked exclusively about farmers, but we haven't looked at other types of conquest, and in particular military conquest. Far less can it be imposed by any state over others even by invasion or unilateral use of force for conquest or change of regime. Thus, one may question the legitimacy of subsequent wars of conquest, military campaigns to subjugate and plunder peoples, and battles to gain territory. Recent history, however, suggests the existence of many relevant uses of military force besides conquest or even coercion. Large numbers of soldiers and traders certainly came into the island in the early period of Roman conquest and control, along with a limited number of administrators. In 59 B.C., however, Julius Caesar led Roman forces in conquest of the area, which the Romans ruled for the next 500 years. Even when we consider his military conquest, we see that the driving force behind them was his attachment to God. Their large numbers provided them with a measure of security from attack by their neighbors, and they are not known to have been disposed to seek military conquest. Any use of military force that aims at conquest of territory, alteration of borders, interference on one side or the other of a civil war is illegitimate. The use of military force for conquest and expansion is a security strategy that most leaders reject in this age of complex interdependence and globalization. It is much more a war of ideas than a war of military conquest. What's the solution to an artificial border drawn in the sand after military conquest? Synonyms defeat, beating, conquering, vanquishment, vanquishing, trouncing, annihilation, overpowering, overthrow, subduing, subjugation, rout, mastery, crushing seizure, seizing, takeover, acquisition, gain, appropriation, subjugation, subjection, capture, occupation, invasion, annexation, overrunning 1.1 A territory that has been gained by the use of subjugation and military force. colonial conquests 殖民地。 Example sentencesExamples Despite its importance, little is known about this Moghul province - the last of Emperor Akbar's conquests. Even though, by then, the early Arab conquests had broken up into several rival empires, many technical achievements came the way of the Muslims. The scale and rapidity of the German advance into Russia, coming on top of earlier conquests, posed obvious administrative problems for the conquerors. Venetia would be given to the Habsburgs, shorn of a number of outlying territories which would consolidate French conquests further west. He added new lands to old and carefully consolidated his conquests by founding Greek cities abroad. He claimed all the land as far west as the North Island tribes' conquests had extended. The beauty of this is that Italy cannot stab Russia effectively, not being able to bring fleets to bear against the southern conquests of the Russian empire. He was a strong leader, whose conquests expand the Moghul Empire to its greatest size. Consolidation of such conquests by wise and intelligent administration is, on the other hand, a quiet affair and rarely engages our serious attention. The next day we headed to the gay Beach Number 7, which was marked like a territorial conquest with a huge rainbow flag flapping in the breeze. We have to support this resistance - by organizing the struggle here against this war machine and its drive for more conquests. These conquests added big Muslim cities like Tashkent and Samarkand to the Russian Empire. 1.2the Conquest The invasion and assumption of control of England by William of Normandy in 1066. （1066年诺曼底的征服者威廉的）征服英国。参见NORMAN CONQUEST See also Norman Conquest 1.3 The overcoming of a problem or weakness. 战胜，破除，克服 the conquest of inflation 克服通货膨胀。 Example sentencesExamples But the conquest of hunger and malnutrition requires additional links in the food chain. It pledged to make the conquest of poverty, achieve the goal of full employment and foster social integration, prevailing over objectives of development. These are among the reasons why the conquest of poverty has become the overarching Millennium goal of the United Nations. 1.4 A person whose affection or favor has been won. 爱情的俘虏；其欢心已被博取者 someone he could display before his friends as his latest conquest Example sentencesExamples He had no real love for her, but considered her a conquest unlike most other women. Early in his stay in Madrid, a notorious star-chaser glibly informed the Spanish media that the new arrival would be the latest in her series of celebrity conquests. For example, let's see some equal time given to the sexual conquests of young females at the box office. Then last year the gossip columns started reporting on his notorious sexual conquests - who doesn't love a scandal? Sexuality and sexual conquest, after all, can be experienced by men as humiliating and stressful as well as thrilling. As the amorous side of your life goes up and down, you forage in the laundry basket of love, reselecting old flames instead of dusting yourself down and seeking new conquests. She is cast as a mid-50-year-old mother of one of his potential conquests. He didn't want his friends knowing about his drunken mother's tears or his philandering father's many conquests. He is in a fitful mood which is compounded by an outburst at the table by a maid, who has obviously become one of his many conquests. Thus, your adventures take on a mythical quality and your romances aren't just conquests, they're heart-touching encounters. His need for continual sexual conquests is undoubtedly a result of rejecting the fractured family unit that created him. I can't quite believe I'm asking this question at 11 o'clock on a Monday morning, but the sex warrior raised the issue of sex conquests, so here goes. But even that trio of conquests didn't satisfy his rampaging appetite. He also embarked on a much-publicised affair with an actress. The actor, once well known for his frequent conquests, can't seem to get enough of the Brazilian beauty even though she denies that anything as permanent as marriage is on the cards. Synonyms catch, acquisition, captive, prize, slave Origin Middle English: from Old French conquest(e), based on Latin conquirere (see conquer).
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