| 单词 | invasion |
| 释义 | invasion (once / 299 pages) n An invasion is the movement of an army into a region, usually in a hostile attack that's part of a war or conflict. World history is full of descriptions of invasions. One country's army plundering or taking over a city or piece of land in another country is an invasion. You can call other mass movements invasions as well, like a horrifying invasion of your kitchen by cockroaches, or the invasion of a stadium by excited soccer fans. A common phrase is "invasion of privacy," which means an unfair intrusion into someone's personal space or private information. WORD FAMILYinvasion: invasions+/invade: invaded, invader, invades, invading, invasion, invasive/invader: invaders/invading: invadingly/invasive: invasively, noninvasive/noninvasive: noninvasively USAGE EXAMPLESThis did not stop him from rushing back to Washington on the eve of the invasion and speaking to the American people. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) These include such evils as copyright infringement, cybercrime, the invasion of privacy, hate speech, espionage—and perhaps cyberwar. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) In 1990, he travelled to Saddam Hussein's Iraq to help secure freedom for 68 Italians prevented from leaving following the invasion of Kuwait. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) 1n any entry into an area not previously occupied an invasion of tourists an invasion of locusts Syn|Hyper encroachment, intrusion entering, entrance a movement into or inward 2n the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder Hypo|Hyper inroad an invasion or hostile attack incursion, penetration an attack that penetrates into enemy territory 3n (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures Hyper spread, spreading process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space |
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