Lingaku- to press into service
- to impress
- to commandeer
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to press into service
- to impress
- to commandeer
This meaning refers to the act of forcibly recruiting or utilizing someone's services, often for military or governmental purposes.
The authorities decided to press all available vehicles into service for disaster relief.
During wartime, the government will press young people into military service.
This meaning involves the act of forcibly enrolling someone, often without their consent, into a group or activity.
The school impressed students to participate in summer classes, causing dissatisfaction among parents.
He expressed sympathy for the soldiers who were impressed into service.
This meaning is used when referring to the official taking of private property or resources for public use, generally in emergency situations.
The police commandeered a private car to chase the fugitive during the emergency.
The military commandeered the local power supply at a crucial moment.
Generated collocations (experimental)
qiǎng zhēng强征láo lì劳力to press labor into serviceqiǎng zhēng强征cái wù财物to commandeer goodsqiǎng zhēng强征zhēng bīng征兵to forcibly conscript troopsqiǎng zhēng强征zhēng shuì征税to impose taxes forciblyqiǎng zhēng强征shǐ yòng使用to impress for useqiǎng zhēng强征zī chǎn资产to commandeer assetsqiǎng zhēng强征shū sòng输送to press into service transportationqiǎng zhēng强征láo dòng lì劳动力to force labor into servicejǐn jí紧急qiǎng zhēng强征emergency impressmentqiǎng zhēng强征xǔ kě许可to commandeer authorization