| 单词 | incursion |
| 释义 | incursion (once / 2607 pages) 1n 2n When an army crosses a border into another country for battle, they are making an incursion into enemy territory. An incursion is an invasion as well as an attack. Incursion can also be used to describe other things that rush in like an army such as an invasive species into a new region or floodwaters entering your home. When an airplane heads onto a runway it is not supposed to land on, risking airport safety, it is known as a runway incursion. And an incursion of cold air could make September feel like December. WORD FAMILYincursion: incursions+/incur: incuring, incurred, incurrence, incurring, incurs, incursion USAGE EXAMPLESThere was no territorial incursion, the ministry said. Reuters(Dec 25, 2016) The Turkish incursion places the U.S. on both sides of an armed standoff between two of its allies. Time(Dec 21, 2016) Democratic states and cities will be bulwarks against the worst incursions of a Trump presidency. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) 1 1n the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers) the incursion of television into the American living room Hyper entering, entrance, entry, incoming, ingress the act of entering 2n an attack that penetrates into enemy territory 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper penetration interpenetration the action of penetrating between or among breakthrougha penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense invasionthe act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder infiltrationa process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection) foray, maraud, raida sudden short attack air attack, air raidan attack by armed planes on a surface target inroadan invasion or hostile attack swoopa very rapid raid attack, onrush, onset, onslaught (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) n the mistake of incurring liability or blame Hyper error, fault, mistake a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention |
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