co-opt
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you co-opt someone, you persuade them to help or support you. 團(tuán)結(jié)
Mr. Wallace tries to co-opt rather than defeat his critics. 華樂(lè)絲先生試著團(tuán)結(jié)而非打擊批評(píng)他的人。
2. V-T If someone is co-opted into a group, they are asked by that group to become a member, rather than joining or being elected in the normal way. 指派
He was co-opted into the Labour Government of 1964. 他被指派加入了1964年的工黨政府。
He's been authorised to co-opt anyone he wants to join him. 他被授權(quán)指派他想要的任何人來(lái)幫助他。
3. V-T If a group or political party co-opts a slogan or policy, they take it, often from another group or political party, and use it themselves. 借鑒
He co-opted many nationalist slogans and cultivated a populist image. 他借鑒了很多民族主義的口號(hào)，塑造了個(gè)平民化的形象。
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co-opt (co-opting,co-opted,co-opts)
劍橋詞典
- (of an elected group ) to make someone a member through the choice of the present members
（指由現(xiàn)有成員）增選…為新成員，推舉…為新成員
She was co-opted on to the committee last June . 去年6月她被增選為委員會(huì)成員。
to include someone in something, often against their will
強(qiáng)行拉進(jìn)；拉攏，籠絡(luò)
Whether they liked it or not, local people were co-opted into the victory parade . 不管愿不愿意，當(dāng)?shù)厝硕急粡?qiáng)拉參加了勝利大游行。
to use someone else's ideas
借鑒，借用（別人的觀點(diǎn)）
Rock and roll music was largely co-opted from the blues . 搖滾樂(lè)大量借鑒了布魯斯音樂(lè)。 返回 co-opt