co-opt
- IPA[kōˈäpt]
美式
- appoint to membership of a committee or other body by invitation of the existing members；divert to or use in a role different from the usual or original one
verb: co-opt, 3rd person present: co-opts, gerund or present participle: co-opting, past tense: co-opted, past participle: co-opted
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. appoint to membership of a committee or other body by invitation of the existing members the committee may co-opt additional members for special purposes
- ▪ divert to or use in a role different from the usual or original one social scientists were co-opted to work with the development agencies
- ▪ adopt (an idea or policy) for one's own use the green parties have had most of their ideas co-opted by bigger parties
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- IPA[ˌkəʊˈɒpt]
英式
- appoint to membership of a committee or other body by invitation of the existing members: the committee may co-opt additional members for special purposes
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