亚洲网紅露点

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hijack

or 丑颈驳丑路箩补肠办

[ hahy-jak ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop:

    to hijack a load of whiskey.

  2. to rob (a vehicle) after forcing it to stop:

    They hijacked the truck before it entered the city.

  3. to seize (a vehicle) by force or threat of force.
  4. to skyjack.


verb (used without object)

  1. to engage in such stealing or seizing.

noun

  1. an act or instance of hijacking.

hijack

/ 藞丑补瑟藢诲萧忙办 /

verb

  1. tr to seize, divert, or appropriate (a vehicle or the goods it carries) while in transit

    to hijack an aircraft

  2. to rob (a person or vehicle) by force

    to hijack a traveller

  3. (esp in the US during Prohibition) to rob (a bootlegger or smuggler) of his illicit goods or to steal (illicit goods) in transit
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or an instance of hijacking
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞丑颈藢箩补肠办别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补苍顎卼颈路丑颈顎僯补肠办 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of hijack1

An Americanism dating back to 1920鈥25; back formation from hijacker
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of hijack1

C20: of unknown origin
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That evening President William Ruto thanked his security officers for their "defence of the nation's sovereignty" against "organised criminals" who had "hijacked" the protests.

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It also said that Israel was not obliged to allow in aid because Hamas had "hijacked" supplies "to rebuild its terror machine".

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Mr Roy opened the forum saying that Canada's short 36-day federal election had been "hijacked by Trump", and asked each leader to outline two campaign promises unrelated to the US or its tariffs.

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The Trump administration says it seeks to restore balance to universities, which it argues have been hijacked by the left, and to eliminate anti-antisemitism on campus.

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It is a jukebox musical of Celine Dion hits, where Celine herself hijacks a museum tour about the Titanic cruise liner in order to narrate her version of what happened the night the vessel sank.

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