com‧mand 1 W3 / kəmɑnd $ kəmænd / 名词

1 control [不可数名词] the control of a group of people or a situation

under sb’s command

troops under the command of General Roberts

in command (of something)

Lieutenant Peters was now in command.

He felt fully in command of the situation .

take command (of something) (= begin controlling a group or situation and making decisions )

The fire officer took command, ordering everyone to leave the building.

at sb’s command

Each congressman has a large staff at his command (= available to be used ) .

By 1944, Fletcher had command of a B-17 bomber and a ten-man crew.

2 order [可数名词] an order that should be obeyed :

Shoot when I give the command .

3 computer [可数名词] an instruction to a computer to do something

4 command of something knowledge of something, especially a language, or ability to use something

(have a) good/excellent/poor etc command of something

He’s studied in the US and has a good command of English.

5 military [ countable also + 复数形式 动词 British English ]

a) a part of an army, navy etc that is controlled separately and has a particular job :

pilots of the Southern Air Command

b) a group of officers or officials who give orders :

the Army High Command

c) the group of soldiers that an officer is in control of

6 at your command if you have a particular skill at your command, you are able to use that skill well and easily :

a pianist with the keys at his command

7 be in command of yourself to be able to control your emotions and thoughts :

Kathleen walked in – tall, slim, confident, and in total command of herself.

COLLOCATIONS

短语

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.

动词

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.

形容词

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.

COLLOCATIONS

动词

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.