hijack

🇬🇧 UK/'haidʒæk/🇺🇸 US
IELTSB2

Definitions

v.

To seize control of a vehicle by force; to take over a process or resource for one's own purposes.

劫持(飞机、车辆等);强行控制

n.

An act of illegally seizing control of a vehicle or redirecting a process.

劫持;强行控制

🧩 Root Breakdown

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hijackother
=hijack

Common Collocations

  • 1.hijack plane劫持飞机
  • 2.hijack flight劫持航班
  • 3.attempted hijack劫机企图

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Terrorists attempted to hijack the airplane at gunpoint.

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