requisition
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++req·ui·si·tion /ˌrekwəˈzɪʃən/ verb [transitive] PMPGif someone in authority, especially the army, requisitions a building, vehicle, or food, they officially demand to have it during an emergency such as a war 〔尤指军队在紧急状态时〕正式要求；征用 SYN commandeer The building was requisitioned as a military hospital for the duration of the war. 这座大楼在战争期间被征用为军用医院。 —requisition noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
requisition• Rents were again strictly controlled, and empty houses were requisitioned.• All food in the city had been requisitioned by the army.• It was impossible to buy a jeep in Delhi as they had all been requisitioned by the army.• Scores of buildings were requisitioned by the military authorities and had to be evacuated.• Nevertheless, feel free to requisition him at any time for your needs.• Suppose that under this defence statute the Government makes an Order requisitioning land for anti-aircraft missile sites.• Horses had been requisitioned or killed for food.• They also requisitioned rice, storing it for their troops in case of Allied landings.• The evacuation of many schools gave military and civil authorities the opportunity to requisition the buildings for their own use.From Longman Business Dictionaryrequisitionreq‧ui‧si‧tion1 /ˌrekwəˈzɪʃən/ noun [countable] an official written order for somethinggovernment aircraft requisitionsThe department must receive apurchase requisition before the items can be supplied.requisitionrequisition2 verb [transitive] to officially ask for something in writingOne of its stakeholders has requisitioned an extraordinary general meeting.→ See Verb tableOrigin requisition (1500-1600) Medieval Latin requisitio, from Latin requirere; → REQUIREreq·ui·si·tion verbChineseSyllable
authority, if Business someone Corpus in army, especially the
requisition
req‧ui‧si‧tion /ˌrekwəˈzɪʃən, ˌrekwɪˈzɪʃən/
verb [transitive]if someone in authority, especially the army, requisitions a building, vehicle, or food, they officially demand to have it during an emergency such as a war
SYN commandeer:
The building was requisitioned as a military hospital for the duration of the war.
—requisition noun [uncountable and countable]
req‧ui‧si‧tion /ˌrekwəˈzɪʃən, ˌrekwɪˈzɪʃən/
verb [transitive]if someone in authority, especially the army, requisitions a building, vehicle, or food, they officially demand to have it during an emergency such as a war SYN commandeer:
—requisition noun [uncountable and countable]