co-opt

英[kəuˈɔpt]
美[koˈɑpt, ˈkoˌɑpt]

基本释义

vt.
由现会员选举,指派

词性变化

实用例句

She was co-opted onto the board.

她获增选为董事会成员。

牛津词典

He co-opted many nationalist slogans and cultivated a populist image.

他借鉴了很多民族主义标语,建立了一个平民主义者的形象。

He's been authorised to co-opt anyone he wants to join him.

他得到授权可以挑选自己想要的任何人加入他的团队。

He was co-opted into the Labour Government of 1964...

他被指派加入了1964年的工党政府。

Sofia Petrovna co-opted Natasha as her assistant.

索菲亚·彼得罗夫娜拉拢娜塔莎做她的助手。

Mr Wallace tries to co-opt rather than defeat his critics...

华莱士先生竭力拉拢而不是击败他的批评者们。

英英释义

Verb
  • 1. choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague;

    "The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation"

  • 2. neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group;

    "We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance"

  • 3. appoint summarily or commandeer;

    "The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups"

  • 4. take or assume for one's own use;

    "He co-opted the criticism and embraced it"

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