1. vt.强占；并吞（国家、地区等）　take control of a country, region, etc., especially by force
2. vi.附加；添加　 add or join sth to a large thing

　～ a territory　并吞领土
　～ a small country　兼并一小国
　～ a local guide　在当地找到一名向导
　～ forcefully　强行兼并
　～ a codicil to a will　对遗嘱增补内容
　～ a piece of arable land　霸占耕地
　～ a condition to a treaty　在协定上附加一项条件
　～ a clause to an agreement　在协定上附加一项条款
　～ a building to an old one　在旧建筑物上增盖一座

　A plagiarist annexes the ideas of others.　剽窃者窃取他人的文思构想。
　Britain annexed this small island west of Scotland in 1955.　英国于1955年并吞了苏格兰以西的这个小岛。
　Germany annexed Austria in 1938.　1938年德国吞并了奥地利。
　The city annexed the area across the river.　该城把河对岸的地区并入其行政范围。
　The dictator planned to annex the two neighboring countries.　那独裁者打算并吞相邻的两国。
　The United States annexed Texas in 1845.　美国于1845年将得克萨斯并入其版图。
　In 1521 the state fell to Cortes, and Mexico was annexed by Spain. 　1521年，这个国家落到科尔特斯手中，墨西哥被西班牙强行占领了。
　The state was conquered and annexed in 1832.　该国于1832年被征服并吞。
　He annexed his seal to the document.　他在文件上盖章。
　Julius Caesar annexed Britain to the Roman Empire.　尤利乌斯·凯撒将不列颠并入罗马帝国。
　She annexed a personal note to that business letter.　她在那封商业信函里附上一张私人便条。
　The president annexed his signature to the document.　总统在文件上签了字。
　They annexed the conquered territory to their country.　他们把征服的领土兼并了。
　Happiness is not always annexed to wealth.　财富不一定带来幸福。
　A new wing has been annexed to the hospital.　医院只增加了一座新侧楼。
　He did not like to see her annexed by another man.　他不愿看到她让另一个男人夺走。
　There were examples of people occupying public squares and annexing the pavement next to their lands.　占用公共广场者以及侵占田地旁的人行道者，不乏其例。

C 附加物；附属建筑a building to a larger building or built next to it; a section that is added to the end of a document

　This building is an annex to the main building.　这座楼是主楼的附属部分。
　The emergency room is in the annex of the main building.　急诊室在主楼的增建部分。
　This appendix is a worthwhile annex to the book.　该附录对这本书的内容做了很有价值的补充。

　［派生词］ annexation n.合并，并吞
　［同义词］ v. attach, add, acquire, seize, merge