command/kə'mɑːnd $ -'mænd/

n. an order given to a person or animal

v. order sb to do sth

n. 命令：Run when I give the command. 我下令时就跑。

v. [T] 命令：[command sb to do sth] The officer commanded his men to shoot. 军官命令他手下射击。

◇[command that ...虚拟语气] The officer commanded that the bridge (should) be built at once. 军官命令必须即刻架桥。

构词com- + mand（命令）

同根 demand; recommend

常犯错误

✗ Her boss commanded that she left the office.

✓ Her boss commanded that she (should) leave the office. 老板命令她离开办公室。