/ˈhaɪdʒæk ||; ˈhaɪˌdʒæk/verb[T] 1 to take control of a plane, etc by force, usually for political reasons 劫持(飞机等)(通常出于政治原因): The plane was hijacked on its flight to Sydney. 飞机在飞往悉尼途中被劫持。 ☞Look at kidnap. 参看kidnap。
2 to take control of a meeting, an event, etc in order to force people to pay attention to sth 控制(会议、活动等)(迫使人们对某事引起注意):
The peace rally was hijacked by right-wing extremists. 和平集会为右翼极端分子所控制。
hijack noun [C]:
The hijack was ended by armed police. 武装警察终止了劫持事件。 ➔hijacker noun [C] ➔hijacking noun [C,U]