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command

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Related topics: Computers, Army, Military
com·mand1 /kəˈmɑːnd $ kəˈmænd/ ●●○ W3 noun
1  control 控制 [uncountableU]IN CHARGE OF the control of a group of people or a situation 指揮；管轄；控制
under somebody’s command
troops under the command of General Roberts
羅伯茨將軍指揮的部隊
in command (of something)
Lieutenant Peters was now in command.
彼得斯中尉現在負責指揮。
He felt fully in command of the situation.
他覺得完全控制了局面。
take command (of something) (=begin controlling a group or situation and making decisions) 開始指揮
The fire officer took command, ordering everyone to leave the building.
消防專員開始指揮，命令大家離開這幢建築。
at somebody’s command
Each congressman has a large staff at his command (=available to be used).
每位國會議員都有一大批人員聽候他的吩咐。
By 1944, Fletcher had command of a B-17 bomber and a ten-man crew.
到1944年，弗萊徹已負責指揮一架B-17轟炸機和十名機組人員。
2  order 命令 [countableC]TELL/ORDER somebody TO DO something an order that should be obeyed 命令；指示
Shoot when I give the command.
我一下命令就開槍。
3. computer 計算機 [countableC]TD an instruction to a computer to do something 指令
4  command of something KNOW somethingknowledge of something, especially a language, or ability to use something 對某事物的掌握，使用某物的能力〔尤指語言〕
(have a) good/excellent/poor etc command of something
He’s studied in the US and has a good command of English.
他在美國留過學，精通英語。
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(have a) good/excellent/poor etc command of something• This is because it is essential to have a good command of both before trying to combine them.• Sabathia has a fastball in the high 90s and good command of a curveball and changeup.
5  military 軍事的 [countableC]
a) PMAa part of an army, navy etc that is controlled separately and has a particular job 部隊；兵團
pilots of the Southern Air Command
南方空軍部隊的飛行員
b) PMa group of officers or officials who give orders 司令部；指揮部
the Army High Command
陸軍最高指揮部
c) PMthe group of soldiers that an officer is in control of 〔同一軍官統率的〕部隊，軍隊
n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?
In this meaning of command is usually followed by a singular verb:
The army command is considering a ceasefire.
In British English, you can also use a plural verb:
The army command are considering a ceasefire.
6  at your command USE somethingif you have a particular skill at your command, you are able to use that skill well and easily 〔技能等〕娴熟，運用自如
a pianist with the keys at his command
在琴鍵上娴熟彈奏的鋼琴家
Examples from the Corpus
at your command• Loyal, bonded silicon brains, hired for cheap and at your command, even if you were only 13.• Try to hire a carpenter with years of experience at his command.• A 12-hour alarm sounds off at your command.• Owen played with all the strength and passion at his command.• How can students cope with the limited resources at their command?• In short, they have an explanatory rhetoric at their command.• And nor would i lead my company to be slaughtered, at their command.• So he would protect himself, with all the weapons at his command.• An old soldier, he had a few choice words at his command.
7  be in command of yourself CONTROLto be able to control your emotions and thoughts 能夠控制自己〔指情緒和思想〕
Kathleen walked in – tall, slim, confident, and in total command of herself.
凱瑟琳走了進來，她身材修長，滿懷自信，神態自如。
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be in command of yourself• Kathleen is a confident leader and in total command of herself.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the control of a group of people or a situation
phrases
be in command of something
The Colonel showed that he was in complete command of the situation.
the chain/line of command (=a system of passing decisions from people at the the top to the bottom)
Our company has a traditional management chain of command.
verbs
have command
Athens had command of the oceans.
take command (=begin controlling a group or situation)
Captain Kent took command of the Emergency Control Centre.
assume command formal (=start to be in charge of a group of people)
He assumed command of all the troops in the Washington area.
put/place somebody in command
A third goal put Brazil in command of the game.
lose command
The enemy was losing command of the situation.
be relieved of your command formal (=lose your military position because you have done something wrong)
The General was relieved of his command due to misconduct.
adjectives
complete/full command
Their fighters had full command of the air over Pearl Harbor.
military command
A large area was already under US military command.
joint command (=shared by two people, countries etc)
Russia and Ukraine had joint command over the Fleet.
sole command (=not shared with anyone)
He was in sole command of a small military unit.
command + NOUN
a command structure (=the way in which a military organization is organized into ranks)
Each of our national defence forces has its own command structure.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: an order that should be obeyed
verbs
give a command (also issue a command formal)
The General gave the command to open fire.
obey a command
Your dog will soon learn to obey your commands.
carry out a command (=obey one)
The men carried out the command immediately.
shout a command
Kruger shouted his commands: 'Faster, faster!'
bark a command (=shout one rather rudely)
She just stands there barking commands while everyone works.
Examples from the Corpus
command• I heard him give a command and right after the command it sounded like a lightning crash...• These pilots belong to the Southern Air Command.• The Allied command was not unified.• I ignored his command and took off after him, racing along as fast as my legs could carry me.• If any of the King's subjects refused to obey one of his commands, they were put to death.• Money Your finances are looking healthy and you feel confident that you're in command of your cash.• That protecting Union line once broken left my command not only on the right flank but obliquely in rear of it.• We do advise you to dig out the manual that came with your modem to help make sense of the relevant commands.• An officer stood on one of the tanks and began shouting commands through a loudspeaker.• Admiral Collingwood gave the command to open fire.• Fire when I give the command.• The command structure, then, began at court and centred around the king.• A 12-hour alarm sounds off at your command.
had command of• Athens, after all, had command of the oceans.• By January 1944, Fletcher had command of a B-17 bomber and a ten man crew.
give ... command• Having done this give the command /Data, Query, Extract and the output range will fill with matching records.• You define the macro by deciding which keystrokes are activated and which keys are used to give the command.
Related topics: Military
command2 ●●○ verb
1  order 命令 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TELL/ORDER somebody TO DO something to tell someone officially to do something, especially if you are a military leader, a king etc 〔尤指軍官、國王等〕命令，下令
command somebody to do something
Captain Picard commanded the crew to report to the main deck.
皮卡德船長命令全體船員到主甲板上報到。
command that
The General commanded that the regiment attack at once.
將軍下令該團立刻發起進攻。
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2  lead the military 率領軍隊 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TELL/ORDER somebody TO DO something to be responsible for giving orders to a group of people in the army, navy etc 統率；指揮〔軍隊〕 → commander
He commands the 4th Battalion.
他指揮第四營。
3  deserve and get 應得並獲得 [transitiveT]DESERVE to get something such as respect or attention because you do something well or are important or popular 赢得，博得〔尊敬、關注等〕
command respect/attention/support etc
Philip was a remarkable teacher, able to command instant respect.
菲利普是個出色的教師，能夠立刻赢得尊敬。
command a high fee/wage/price etc
Which graduates command the highest salaries?
哪些畢業生可以得到最高的薪水？
4  control 控制 [transitiveT]CONTROL to control something 對…有支配權；掌握
The party that commands a majority of seats in Parliament forms the government.
在議會擁有多數席位的黨派可以組建政府。
5  view 景色 [transitiveT]SEE if a place commands a view, you can see something clearly from it 俯瞰；眺望；清楚地看到
The Ramses Hilton commands a magnificent view of Cairo.
在拉姆西斯－希爾頓酒店，開羅的壯麗景色盡收眼底。
Examples from the Corpus
command• Ford Motor Co. commands 16% of the market.• Top free agent tackles have been commanding $ 3 million a year.• Dr. Young commands a great deal of respect as a surgeon.• Her porch commanded a view fit for an empress.• Giannuli's office commands a view of the Capitol Dome in Sacramento.• Its most impressive feature, a large round tower or donjon, commands an eastern view of the Dee estuary.• I commanded an officers training corps.• Almost all those provisions command bipartisan support.• Traditionally, miners commanded higher wages than other workers.• And yet you command me - speaking with your father's voice - to answer you.• Received opinion in the art world is that he could command tens of thousands for each portrait.• The King had the power to command that parliament be dissolved.• Lee commanded the 101st Airborne division in World War II.• Admiral Boyle commanded the entire crew to assemble on deck.
command that• A macro is a special command that activates a series of keystrokes automatically.• The user need never be aware of the internal commands that are triggered by the messages.• Coordination is essential and to this effect there are groups of radio commands that can be used.• The Archbishop's implied command that he leave the matter alone he decided to ignore.• When Andrewes died early in the next reign, King Charles commanded that his sermons be published.• The first is: every command that is given must be obeyed.
command a high fee/wage/price etc• Guillaume was interested in him again as his work was beginning to command higher prices.• If her program beats me, her broker could use that to command higher fees.• Tighter health budgets mean new drugs have to be very good indeed to command high prices.• York ham commands a high price and is much sought after, especially at Christmas time.• As a result they have traditionally commanded higher wages than most other manual workers.• Yet that should have made pregnant slaves command high prices; they did not.
From Longman Business Dictionary
commandcom·mand /kəˈmɑːndkəˈmænd/ noun [countableC]
COMPUTING an instruction given to a computer using the KEYBOARD or the MOUSE
When you have typed the document, use the save command to save it.
Origin command2
(1200-1300) Old French comander, from Vulgar Latin commandare, from Latin commendare ( → COMMEND); influenced by Latin mandare “to order”

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