Hijacking Meaning in English

word · lemma: hijack

US

/ˈhaɪˌdʒækɪŋ/

HY-jak-ing

UK

/hˈaɪdʒækɪŋ/

HY-jak-ing

释义

Hijacking means taking control of a vehicle, such as a plane or bus, by force or threat. It can also refer to taking over something illegally or suddenly, including in computer contexts.

用法与细微差别

Formally used for crimes involving planes, buses, or vehicles, 'hijacking' also appears in IT (like 'browser hijacking'). Collocates with 'plane', 'car', 'computer', and usually implies force, threat, or illegality. Not the same as 'kidnapping', which refers to people, not vehicles.

• Spanish: secuestro (de vehículos) - piratería (informática)
• Portuguese (BR): sequestro (de veículo) - invasão (informática)
• Portuguese (PT): sequestro (de veículo) - apropriação indevida (informática)
• Chinese (Simplified): 劫持 - 劫机 - 劫持攻击（网络）
• Chinese (Traditional): 劫持 - 劫機 - 劫持攻擊（網絡）
• Hindi: अपहरण (वाहन का) - हाईजैकिंग
• Arabic: اختطاف (مركبة) - اختراق (في الحوسبة)
• Bengali: ছিনতাই - দখল
• Russian: угон - захват
• Japanese: ハイジャック - 乗っ取り
• Vietnamese: cướp (phương tiện) - chiếm đoạt
• Korean: 납치 - 탈취
• Turkish: kaçırma - ele geçirme
• Urdu: اغوا (گاڑی/طیارہ کا) - قبضہ
• Indonesian: pembajakan - pengambilalihan

例句

The police stopped the hijacking of the bus.

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There was a news report about a plane hijacking.

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Hijacking is a serious crime.

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Some hackers use hijacking techniques to steal information online.

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The sudden hijacking of the meeting surprised everyone.

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Browser hijacking can change your homepage without permission.

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