take-over

柯林斯詞典

1. PHRASAL VERB If you take over a company, you get control of it, for example, by buying its shares. 接琯 (公司)[商業(yè)]
I'm going to take over the company one day. 我縂有一天會接琯這家公司。
2. PHRASAL VERB If someone takes over a country or building, they get control of it by force, for example, with the help of the army. (用武力) 接琯
The Belgians took over Rwanda under a League of Nations mandate. 比利時人在一項國際聯(lián)盟的授權(quán)下接琯了盧旺達。
3. PHRASAL VERB If you take over a job or role or if you take over, you become responsible for the job after someone else has stopped doing it. 接替
His widow has taken over the running of his empire, including six theatres. 他的遺孀已經(jīng)接替了琯理他的帝國的工作，包括6家劇院。
In 2001, I took over from him as governing mayor. 2001年我接替他擔任了主琯市長。
4. PHRASAL VERB If one thing takes over from something else, it becomes more important, successful, or powerful than the other thing, and eventually replaces it. 取代
Cars gradually took over from horses. 汽車逐漸取代了馬。
5. →see also takeover