co-opt

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. 借鋻

He co-opted many nationalist slogans and cultivated a populist image. 他借鋻了很多民族主義的口號(hào)，塑造了個(gè)平民化的形象。