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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject: hijack |
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1.He was hijacked!
2.The airliner was hijacked by a group of terrorists.
3.Some people think the party has been hijacked byright-wing extremists. |
I saw #1 in a book.
According to my dictionary, the definition of the word 'hijack' is to use violence or threats to take control of a plane, vehicle, or ship. So, I think that #2 and #3 make sense but #1 is incorrect because a person cannot be hijacked while something can be hijacked.
Could you inform me if #1 is correct?
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CP
Joined: 12 Jun 2006
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It could be used figuratively. If my friends came by my office and whisked me away to a pub, I might say I got hijacked and taken against my will to go have fun.
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