单词 | invade |
释义 | in·vade ![]() v. in·vad·ed, in·vad·ing, in·vades v.tr. 1. To enter by force in order to conquer or pillage: The Romans invaded Britain. 2. To enter as if by invading; overrun or crowd: Each weekend, skiers invade the mountain town. 3. To enter and proliferate in bodily tissue, as a pathogen: Bacteria have invaded the lungs. 4. To encroach or intrude on; violate: invade someone's privacy. v.intr. To make an invasion: The cancer had invaded deeply into his liver. [Middle English, from Old French invader, from Latin invādere : in-, in; see IN-2 + vādere, to go.] in·vader n. |
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