commandeer

/ˌkɒmənˈdɪə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkɑːmənˈdɪr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌkä-mən-ˈdir/ (ame, mw)

commandeer — verb

  • commandeerpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • commandeershe / she / it
  • commandeeredpast simple
  • commandeering-ing form

1. to forcefully take someone else's vehicle, building, or equipment so you can use

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to forcefully take someone else's vehicle, building, or equipment so you can use it, especially in war or an emergency.

例句

Soldiers commandeered Hao's truck to carry water to the border camp.

commandeer + vehicle for military use

By noon, the village hall had been commandeered as a field kitchen.

passive: be commandeered as + temporary use

同義詞
  • seize

    focuses on taking by force, not necessarily on using the thing afterwards

  • requisition

    more formal and official, especially for military or government action

  • hijack

    used when a vehicle is taken violently from the people inside it

文法句型

commandeer + vehicle/building/equipment

be commandeered for/as + purpose

用法筆記

The object is usually a vehicle, building, or piece of equipment that belongs to someone else. In formal news writing it often refers to military or emergency use; in everyday speech it can also suggest taking something without asking because it is convenient.

常見錯誤

❌The army borrowed the farmers' trucks during the flood.
✅The army commandeered the farmers' trucks during the flood.
💡'borrow' suggests permission; 'commandeer' means taking them without a real choice.