co-opt ( co-opting, co-opted, co-opts )

• 1. 

  V-T If you co-opt someone, you persuade them to help or support you. 团结

  例：

  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

  例：

  He was co-opted into the Labour Government of 1964.

  他被指派加入了1964年的工党政府。

  例：

  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

  例：

  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。