command
noun uk/kəˈmɑːnd/ us/kəˈmænd/
(ORDER)
B2 [ C ]（尤指军人发出的）命令，指示
an order, especially one given by a soldier
You will run forward at (= when you hear) my command. 听到我的命令你们就向前冲。
When I give the command, fire! 我一下命令就开火！
He hated being in the army because he had to obey commands. 他讨厌当兵，因为当兵必须服从命令。
C2 [ U ]指挥；控制；管辖
control over someone or something and responsibility for him, her, or it
Colonel Sailing has command over/is in command of the Guards Regiment. 赛林上校统率着近卫团。
Lee took command of the Confederate Army in 1862. 李于1862年开始统帅南部同盟军。
The soldiers were under the command of a tough sergeant major. 士兵们由一位严厉的军士长指挥。
- More examples
- The command was given to cease fire .
- The general was relieved of his command in 1941.
- We could hear the sergeant bellowing commands to his troops.
- He obeys her every command.
(COMPUTER)
C1 [ C ]（下达给计算机的）指令
an instruction to a computer to perform a particular action
(KNOWLEDGE)
B2 [ S or U ]（对知识的）掌握，运用能力
a great knowledge of a subject and an ability to use that knowledge
She has an impressive command of the English language. 她精通英语。
(VIEW)
[ S ] formal景色
a view
the castle's position with its command of the surrounding countryside 可饱览四周乡间景致的城堡位置
Idioms
at your commandidiom 娴熟，得心应手，运用自如
If you have particular qualities at your command, you are able to use them effectively.
As a writer, she has both style and humour at her command. 作为一名作家，她对文体和幽默都能运用自如。
humorous听从…吩咐，任由…安排
If someone says that they are at your command, that person is willing to do what you ask.
"I can't reach my zip - could you unfasten it, please?" "I'm at your command!" “我够不着我的拉链——请你帮我拉开好吗？”“遵命！”
be in command (of yourself)idiom 镇定自若
to be calm and completely in control of your behaviour and emotions
Suntanned and relaxed, looking calmly about the room, he appeared completely in command. 他皮肤晒得黑黑的，神态悠闲，镇定地环视房间，显得胸有成竹。
command
verb uk/kəˈmɑːnd/ us/kəˈmænd/
(ORDER)
[ I or T ]命令，指示
to give someone an order
[ + to infinitive ] The officer commanded his men to shoot. 军官命令手下的人射击。
[ + that ] He commanded that the troops (should) cross the water. 他命令部队渡河。
[ I or T ]指挥;统帅;管辖
to control someone or something and tell him, her, or it what to do
Colonel Sailing commands the Guards Regiment. 赛林上校统率着近卫团。
- More examples
- I commanded them to halt.
- He commanded one of the Highland regiments.
- He can't go round commanding people to do what he says.
- He commanded the ship during the second world war.
- The queen commands that you should go to her at once.
(RECEIVE)
[ T ]应得，值得
to deserve and get something good, such as attention, respect, or a lot of money
She was one of those teachers who just commanded respect. 她是那些值得尊敬的老师中的一位。
She commands one of the highest fees per film in Hollywood. 她是好莱坞片酬最高的演员之一。
(VIEW)
[ T ] formal呈现，可看到
to give a view
The master bedroom commands a view of rolling green hills. 从主卧室望去，绵延起伏的青山一览无余。