co-opt
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you co-opt someone, you persuade them to help or support you. 团结
Mr. Wallace tries to co-opt rather than defeat his critics. 华乐丝先生试着团结而非打击批评他的人。
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年的工党政府。
He's been authorised to co-opt anyone he wants to join him. 他被授权指派他想要的任何人来帮助他。
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. 借鉴
He co-opted many nationalist slogans and cultivated a populist image. 他借鉴了很多民族主义的口号，塑造了个平民化的形象。
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co-opt (co-opting,co-opted,co-opts)
剑桥词典
- (of an elected group ) to make someone a member through the choice of the present members
（指由现有成员）增选…为新成员，推举…为新成员
She was co-opted on to the committee last June . 去年6月她被增选为委员会成员。
to include someone in something, often against their will
强行拉进；拉拢，笼络
Whether they liked it or not, local people were co-opted into the victory parade . 不管愿不愿意，当地人都被强拉参加了胜利大游行。
to use someone else's ideas
借鉴，借用（别人的观点）
Rock and roll music was largely co-opted from the blues . 摇滚乐大量借鉴了布鲁斯音乐。 返回 co-opt