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the annexation of sth
此句型为基本用法，sth 指被吞并或合并的对象。
The annexation of the island caused an international dispute.
吞并该岛引发了国际争端。
合并；并入
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合并；并入
the act of joining or combining something with something else
The annexation of the island caused an international dispute.
吞并该岛引发了国际争端。
Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.
A legal merging of a territory into another body.
The city council approved the annexation of the neighboring farmland to build new houses.
市议会批准了合并邻近农田以建造新住房。
Some residents opposed the annexation because they feared higher taxes.
一些居民反对这次兼并，因为他们担心税收增加。
The historian wrote a book about the annexation of the island in the nineteenth century.
这位历史学家写了一本关于十九世纪该岛被吞并的书。
此句型为基本用法，sth 指被吞并或合并的对象。
The annexation of the island caused an international dispute.
吞并该岛引发了国际争端。
用 by 引出吞并或合并行为的发起者。
The annexation of the province by the neighboring country was widely criticized.
邻国吞并该省受到了广泛批评。
表示将某物并入另一物时，用 to 引出并入的目标。
The annexation of the small town to the city was approved.
小城并入该市的提议获得批准。
Not this
The company annexationed the smaller firm.
Use this
The company annexed the smaller firm.
annexation 是名词，意为“吞并、兼并”；表示动作时要用动词 annex，其过去式为 annexed。不能把名词直接加 -ed 当作动词使用。
Not this
They built an annexation to the main building.
Use this
They built an annex to the main building.
annexation 指“吞并、合并”这一行为或结果；指建筑物等的“附属建筑”时应用名词 annex。此处表达“增建部分”，所以用 annex 而不是 annexation。
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领土吞并
The annexation of territory by force is prohibited under international law.
以武力吞并领土在国际法上是被禁止的。
非法吞并
Many countries refused to recognize the illegal annexation.
许多国家拒绝承认这一非法吞并。
正式吞并
The formal annexation was announced after months of negotiations.
经过数月谈判后，正式吞并被宣布。
吞并计划
The annexation plan drew sharp criticism from the international community.
这项吞并计划遭到国际社会的尖锐批评。
以武力吞并
Annexation by force violates the principles of the United Nations.
以武力吞并违反联合国原则。
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联想 annex（附加）+ation：把邻国领土像附件一样“接(next)”过来，并入自家版图——就是吞并、合并。
语域：formal 常见场景：国际法、政治新闻、历史叙述 该词通常用于正式或法律语境，多出现在国际关系、领土变更等严肃讨论中，日常口语较少使用。
annexations
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