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]