assume command

基本解釋

Robert Gates was already a 40-year veteran of the national security establishment when President George W. Bush summoned him to assume command of a demoralized and embattled Pentagon in late 2006.
2006年底，喬治W·布什提名羅伯特·蓋茨接任國(guó)防部長(zhǎng)，接手正值士氣低迷，四面楚歌的五角大樓，這時(shí)的蓋茨已經(jīng)是在國(guó)家安全部門有著40多年工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)的老前輩了。
I assume the orbital command is now a replacement of the surveillance center?
我認(rèn)為軌道指揮部是替代監(jiān)測(cè)中心的，對(duì)嗎？
They may assume a strident command-and-control approach or else turn passive by clamming up ( If someone clams up , they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
她們可能會(huì)采取強(qiáng)硬的命令控制方式，也可能轉(zhuǎn)為被動(dòng)─默不作聲、間接、不提出她們的要求或需要、拒絕把較低階的任務(wù)和責(zé)任分派出去。

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