
takeover
词源
复合词,源自中古英语'take'+'over',最早记录于1917年描述商业收购,军事政变含义出现于1926年。
noun
❶ 指一家公司通过购买股份或资产等方式获得对另一家公司的控制权,通常涉及商业并购行为。
“The hostile takeover of the tech startup shocked the industry.”
(这家科技初创企业被恶意收购震惊了整个行业。)
“After the takeover, all employees were required to reapply for their jobs.”
(收购完成后,所有员工都被要求重新申请职位。)
❶ 指通过武力或非民主手段夺取政权或控制权,通常用于政治或军事领域。
“The military takeover resulted in the suspension of civil rights.”
(军事政变导致公民权利被暂停。)
“Citizens protested against the violent takeover of the government.”
(市民抗议暴力夺取政权的行为。)
verb
❶ 指接管或控制某事物,可能是商业、组织或领土等,强调取得主导权的过程。
“The new CEO will takeover the company next month.”
(新CEO将于下个月接管公司。)
“Our team took over the project after the previous manager resigned.”
(前任经理辞职后,我们团队接手了这个项目。)
常见短语
hostile takeover — 指未经目标公司管理层同意,通过直接向股东收购股份等方式强行获得公司控制权。
“The hedge fund launched a hostile takeover bid for the struggling retailer.”
(对冲基金对这家陷入困境的零售商发起了恶意收购要约。)
takeover bid — 正式提出收购公司股份的要约,通常包含价格和条件等具体信息。
“The board rejected the $5 billion takeover bid as inadequate.”
(董事会认为50亿美元的收购报价不足而予以拒绝。)