Verb:
choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague;The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation
neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group;We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance
appoint summarily or commandeer;The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups
take or assume for one's own use;He co-opted the criticism and embraced it
近义词 draft草稿choose选择invite邀请appoint任命nominate提名designate指定
The line is co-opting those who threaten it by tacitly accepting them so that they gain an interest in the queue and the queue becomes stronger.
队列会通过默许和接受那些威胁队列存在的人，使他们获得一点好处，从而巩固了队列。 yeeyan
Omar Bongo remained in power for so long mainly by co-opting his opponents and giving them government positions.
奥马尔·邦戈能够长期执掌政权主要是通过委任其竞争对手在政府中担任职位。 topsage