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单词 invade
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Definition of invade in English:

invade

verb ɪnˈveɪdɪnˈveɪd
[with object]
  • 1(of an armed force) enter (a country or region) so as to subjugate or occupy it.

    (指军队或其指挥者)入侵,侵略,侵占

    during the Second World War the island was invaded by the Axis powers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The book was probably taken to Ireland by the monks of Iona when they were put to flight by invading Vikings at the beginning of the 9th century.
    • Then, on November 5th, 1881, a force of 1589 soldiers and armed police invaded the village.
    • The territory was invaded first by Scandinavians and later by the Normans, to be ruled by a French-speaking monarchy and nobility until the 15th century.
    • They were the first casualties since the allies invaded the country.
    • His legend was born out of the Battle of Badon Hill, a battle which devastated the invading Saxon army.
    • Mongolian forces invaded Koryo in 1231 and occupied the kingdom until 1368.
    • No doubt his resolution was steeled by news of disasters from the front, as Prussia entered the war and prepared to invade French territory.
    • William spent the winter months preparing and then, once ready, waited for the right moment to invade the country.
    • On the pretext of a threat to their security, they invade an independent country far away from home.
    • British armed forces invaded Mesopotamia in 1914 with promises of freedom—from the Turks.
    • The invading army numbered approximately 100,000 troops.
    • My father was part of the force that would have invaded the mainland.
    • I am just inquiring, what was the British tradition in relation to maintaining discipline of its forces when they were invading countries like India?
    • Hitler invaded Poland on 1 September 1939.
    • The president went to war to establish the principle you cannot unilaterally invade another country.
    • Certainly they're not going start a war, chemical, biological or nuclear within the country unless we provoke them to it by invading the country.
    • The island is invaded by outsiders.
    • But it was your country that wanted to invade this place.
    • For half a century they held out against the invading Romans.
    • She was still in Hong Kong when the Japanese forces invaded that territory in 1941.
    Synonyms
    occupy, conquer, capture, seize, take (over), annex, win, gain, secure
    march into, overrun, overwhelm, storm, descend on, swoop on, swarm over, surge over, make inroads on
    attack, assail, assault, raid, plunder, maraud
    1. 1.1 Enter (a place, situation, or sphere of activity) in large numbers, especially with intrusive effect.
      涌入,大批进入
      demonstrators invaded the Presidential Palace

      大批示威者涌入了总统官邸。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Within his elaborate composition, this pale blue curtain ended up by invading the background space of the scene and almost completely concealed it.
      • What is happening on the football terraces, and now invading the cricket fields, encourages one to believe the spirit of English sportsmanship is in decline.
      • Swindon's Sea Scouts invaded a shopping centre car park to raise money for a new safety boat.
      • The minute he said that a heavy atmosphere of silence invaded the place.
      • Depending on the size of the bog garden and the maintenance levels, some reeds and rushes should be avoided because of the tendency to completely invade the area.
      • Detailed field experiments on current generation GM crops show that in a range of environments they are very unlikely to invade the countryside and become problematic plants.
      • I refer to the hordes of people from cheap hotels, apartments and cruise ships who invade the space at Sandy Lane.
      • For the patients of Oregon State Mental Hospital, the experience of having the cast and crew invade their world turned out to be a positive one.
      • Government embarked in 2000 on land reforms which saw veterans of the liberation war along with pro-government supporters invading white-owned farms.
      • Chitambo community relations coordinator, Fredrick Mbulwe said the project started last September to reduce the number of elephant cases invading the area.
      • Well, the big deal is that suburbia is rapidly invading areas that were once considered more natural than man-made.
      • Ramblers never wanted the right to invade the countryside, just the opportunity to appreciate it.
      • Datura ferox seeds were collected from plants invading soybean fields in Junín, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
      • We are used to wildlife invading our living rooms.
      • He was someone special enough that they could let him invade their comfortable place.
      • Nelson had managed to round up about 600 of the animals, before activists once again invaded his farm on October 23 and released the recaptured animals.
      • After protesters emerged from invading the conference centre, hundreds of people staged an impromptu march around the vast hall.
      • One irritatingly clever woman in the back kept offering solid suggestion, such as a new ramp to the site off Highway 20 to prevent a lot of traffic from invading the area.
      • The crickets chirped while the sky ahead turned even darker, the clouds invading the sky and emerging the triumphant winner.
      • Then, activists invaded the public space of lunch counters and voter registration offices simply to eat lunch and register to vote.
      Synonyms
      permeate, pervade, fill, spread through/over, diffuse through, imbue, perfuse, be disseminated through, flow through
      assail, attack, take over
    2. 1.2 (of a parasite or disease) spread into (an organism or bodily part)
      (寄生虫或疾病)传入,侵入(生物体或身体部位)
      sometimes the worms invade the central nervous system
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Barely two months later, the insidious disease had invaded Carol's lungs and brain.
      • If so, perhaps the cell surface would become more amenable to invading bacteria.
      • Scientists do not know why some people infected with West Nile virus have no symptoms or a mild flu-like illness, while in others the virus invades the central nervous system and causes paralysis or coma.
      • The most common type of granulocyte, the neutrophils, move to infected parts of the body to engulf and consume invading bacteria.
      • This destroys more T-cells, which damages the body's ability to fight off invading germs and disease.
      • Vaccines can stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies or specialized cells or both to stop invading viruses.
      • How platelets help cancer invade other tissues Category: Cancer / Oncology News
      • The inevitable anomaly exists as to how pathogens invade plants containing potentially toxic levels of constitutive antifungal compounds.
      • The low iron levels associated with infection are the body's way of keeping iron away from invading bacteria.
      • Neutrophils play a key role in the body's defense against invading bacteria.
      • Now when anything invades another cell, or particularly when a parasite invades a red blood cell, they have to multiply.
      • This cancer can invade nearby tissue but rarely, if ever, spreads (metastasizes).
      • Tiny organisms that invade the body cause infections that can make you ill.
      • Through a series of steps called the immune response, the immune system attacks organisms and substances that invade our systems and cause disease.
      • They are not normally present in significant quantities until a plant is invaded by disease.
      • Increases in urinary progestins and estrogens may lead to a decreased ability of the lower urinary tract to resist invading bacteria.
      • Plants are exposed to a great number of pathogenic microorganisms, but a relatively small proportion of them are able to invade plants and cause diseases.
      • It is also the source of our immune system's ability to consume or otherwise incorporate invading bacteria and sometimes to benefit by their presence.
      • Rarely, the infection invades the liver and causes an abscess.
      • The next time the mosquito feeds, the parasites invade a new victim.
    3. 1.3 Encroach or intrude on.
      he felt his privacy was being invaded

      他觉得他的隐私受到了侵犯。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He dislikes being in the headlines, resents teammates invading his space, and is never happier than when walking his dogs, Billy and Molly, or drinking beers in his kitchen rather than his local pub.
      • The government claims that children's privacy is invaded by a prosecution involving their parents.
      • Civil liberties groups, however, have raised concerns that the long lens of the law invades the privacy of innocent residents.
      • He asked as he advanced across the room, pausing a few inches from Trey, completely invading his personal space.
      • It took me years to get over the first burglary, and now my home and privacy have been invaded again.
      • I just really felt like I'd be intruding, invading their privacy.
      • I suggest that the authorities also include the removal of massive boom boxes which invade our privacy and serenity.
      • I have rarely encountered a celebrity who has so voraciously invaded her own privacy.
      • I felt like my privacy was invaded, and I could never trust them again.
      • Many Americans think their privacy is being invaded, and they're right.
      • Some dads invade privacy this way to ease anxieties about how fast their daughters are growing up.
      • He apologizes for invading her space, says he won't bother her anymore, and disappears.
      • No one invaded my privacy and I could sleep soundly through the night.
      • Bobby stepped forward, completely invading Paul's personal space in a gesture that was deliberately challenging.
      • She couldn't stand it, the way he continue to invade her space and kiss her in such a way that it was more of a chore than meaning.
      • Yes, but to be famous is, if you like privacy, it invades your privacy and takes that away from you.
      • Fifty-one percent thought the press intruded too much on the public involved in news stories, although 40 percent thought it was justifiable to invade the privacy of politicians.
      • Critics have charged that the program will give the defence department the power to invade personal privacy.
      • The number of stars attempting to bring cases to court or objecting to regulatory bodies because they feel their privacy has been invaded has jumped in recent years.
      • The possibilities include adding extra points for financially motivated hackers, or for intruders that invade an individual's privacy.
      Synonyms
      intrude on, violate, encroach on, infringe on, trespass on, obtrude on, burst in on, interrupt, disturb, disrupt
      informal horn in on, muscle in on
      archaic entrench on

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'attack or assault (a person')): from Latin invadere, from in- 'into' + vadere 'go'.

  • The early sense was ‘attack or assault (a person)’. The source is Latin invadere, from in- ‘into’ and vadere ‘go’.

Rhymes

abrade, afraid, aid, aide, ambuscade, arcade, balustrade, barricade, Belgrade, blade, blockade, braid, brigade, brocade, cannonade, carronade, cascade, cavalcade, cockade, colonnade, crusade, dissuade, downgrade, enfilade, esplanade, evade, fade, fusillade, glade, grade, grenade, grillade, handmade, harlequinade, homemade, jade, lade, laid, lemonade, limeade, made, maid, man-made, marinade, masquerade, newlaid, orangeade, paid, palisade, parade, pasquinade, persuade, pervade, raid, serenade, shade, Sinéad, staid, stockade, stock-in-trade, suede, tailor-made, they'd, tirade, trade, Ubaid, underpaid, undismayed, unplayed, unsprayed, unswayed, upbraid, upgrade, wade

Definition of invade in US English:

invade

verbinˈvādɪnˈveɪd
[with object]
  • 1(of an armed force or its commander) enter (a country or region) so as to subjugate or occupy it.

    (指军队或其指挥者)入侵,侵略,侵占

    it was all part of a grander French plan to invade Ireland
    no object they would invade at dawn
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hitler invaded Poland on 1 September 1939.
    • The invading army numbered approximately 100,000 troops.
    • Mongolian forces invaded Koryo in 1231 and occupied the kingdom until 1368.
    • No doubt his resolution was steeled by news of disasters from the front, as Prussia entered the war and prepared to invade French territory.
    • My father was part of the force that would have invaded the mainland.
    • William spent the winter months preparing and then, once ready, waited for the right moment to invade the country.
    • The president went to war to establish the principle you cannot unilaterally invade another country.
    • I am just inquiring, what was the British tradition in relation to maintaining discipline of its forces when they were invading countries like India?
    • British armed forces invaded Mesopotamia in 1914 with promises of freedom—from the Turks.
    • Then, on November 5th, 1881, a force of 1589 soldiers and armed police invaded the village.
    • On the pretext of a threat to their security, they invade an independent country far away from home.
    • The territory was invaded first by Scandinavians and later by the Normans, to be ruled by a French-speaking monarchy and nobility until the 15th century.
    • They were the first casualties since the allies invaded the country.
    • Certainly they're not going start a war, chemical, biological or nuclear within the country unless we provoke them to it by invading the country.
    • His legend was born out of the Battle of Badon Hill, a battle which devastated the invading Saxon army.
    • The island is invaded by outsiders.
    • But it was your country that wanted to invade this place.
    • The book was probably taken to Ireland by the monks of Iona when they were put to flight by invading Vikings at the beginning of the 9th century.
    • For half a century they held out against the invading Romans.
    • She was still in Hong Kong when the Japanese forces invaded that territory in 1941.
    Synonyms
    occupy, conquer, capture, seize, take, take over, annex, win, gain, secure
    1. 1.1 Enter (a place, situation, or sphere of activity) in large numbers, especially with intrusive effect.
      涌入,大批进入
      demonstrators invaded the Presidential Palace

      大批示威者涌入了总统官邸。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Depending on the size of the bog garden and the maintenance levels, some reeds and rushes should be avoided because of the tendency to completely invade the area.
      • Within his elaborate composition, this pale blue curtain ended up by invading the background space of the scene and almost completely concealed it.
      • Datura ferox seeds were collected from plants invading soybean fields in Junín, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
      • The crickets chirped while the sky ahead turned even darker, the clouds invading the sky and emerging the triumphant winner.
      • Detailed field experiments on current generation GM crops show that in a range of environments they are very unlikely to invade the countryside and become problematic plants.
      • Well, the big deal is that suburbia is rapidly invading areas that were once considered more natural than man-made.
      • One irritatingly clever woman in the back kept offering solid suggestion, such as a new ramp to the site off Highway 20 to prevent a lot of traffic from invading the area.
      • What is happening on the football terraces, and now invading the cricket fields, encourages one to believe the spirit of English sportsmanship is in decline.
      • Then, activists invaded the public space of lunch counters and voter registration offices simply to eat lunch and register to vote.
      • Swindon's Sea Scouts invaded a shopping centre car park to raise money for a new safety boat.
      • Government embarked in 2000 on land reforms which saw veterans of the liberation war along with pro-government supporters invading white-owned farms.
      • He was someone special enough that they could let him invade their comfortable place.
      • After protesters emerged from invading the conference centre, hundreds of people staged an impromptu march around the vast hall.
      • The minute he said that a heavy atmosphere of silence invaded the place.
      • I refer to the hordes of people from cheap hotels, apartments and cruise ships who invade the space at Sandy Lane.
      • For the patients of Oregon State Mental Hospital, the experience of having the cast and crew invade their world turned out to be a positive one.
      • We are used to wildlife invading our living rooms.
      • Chitambo community relations coordinator, Fredrick Mbulwe said the project started last September to reduce the number of elephant cases invading the area.
      • Nelson had managed to round up about 600 of the animals, before activists once again invaded his farm on October 23 and released the recaptured animals.
      • Ramblers never wanted the right to invade the countryside, just the opportunity to appreciate it.
      Synonyms
      permeate, pervade, fill, spread over, spread through, diffuse through, imbue, perfuse, be disseminated through, flow through
    2. 1.2 (of a parasite or disease) spread into (an organism or bodily part).
      (寄生虫或疾病)传入,侵入(生物体或身体部位)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This destroys more T-cells, which damages the body's ability to fight off invading germs and disease.
      • Barely two months later, the insidious disease had invaded Carol's lungs and brain.
      • Scientists do not know why some people infected with West Nile virus have no symptoms or a mild flu-like illness, while in others the virus invades the central nervous system and causes paralysis or coma.
      • They are not normally present in significant quantities until a plant is invaded by disease.
      • How platelets help cancer invade other tissues Category: Cancer / Oncology News
      • Rarely, the infection invades the liver and causes an abscess.
      • Neutrophils play a key role in the body's defense against invading bacteria.
      • Now when anything invades another cell, or particularly when a parasite invades a red blood cell, they have to multiply.
      • The most common type of granulocyte, the neutrophils, move to infected parts of the body to engulf and consume invading bacteria.
      • If so, perhaps the cell surface would become more amenable to invading bacteria.
      • The next time the mosquito feeds, the parasites invade a new victim.
      • The low iron levels associated with infection are the body's way of keeping iron away from invading bacteria.
      • Through a series of steps called the immune response, the immune system attacks organisms and substances that invade our systems and cause disease.
      • Vaccines can stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies or specialized cells or both to stop invading viruses.
      • It is also the source of our immune system's ability to consume or otherwise incorporate invading bacteria and sometimes to benefit by their presence.
      • Increases in urinary progestins and estrogens may lead to a decreased ability of the lower urinary tract to resist invading bacteria.
      • This cancer can invade nearby tissue but rarely, if ever, spreads (metastasizes).
      • Tiny organisms that invade the body cause infections that can make you ill.
      • The inevitable anomaly exists as to how pathogens invade plants containing potentially toxic levels of constitutive antifungal compounds.
      • Plants are exposed to a great number of pathogenic microorganisms, but a relatively small proportion of them are able to invade plants and cause diseases.
    3. 1.3 (of a person or emotion) encroach or intrude on.
      (指人或情感)侵犯,侵占,侵害
      he felt his privacy was being invaded

      他觉得他的隐私受到了侵犯。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It took me years to get over the first burglary, and now my home and privacy have been invaded again.
      • Critics have charged that the program will give the defence department the power to invade personal privacy.
      • Bobby stepped forward, completely invading Paul's personal space in a gesture that was deliberately challenging.
      • No one invaded my privacy and I could sleep soundly through the night.
      • I felt like my privacy was invaded, and I could never trust them again.
      • The possibilities include adding extra points for financially motivated hackers, or for intruders that invade an individual's privacy.
      • Many Americans think their privacy is being invaded, and they're right.
      • He apologizes for invading her space, says he won't bother her anymore, and disappears.
      • The government claims that children's privacy is invaded by a prosecution involving their parents.
      • Yes, but to be famous is, if you like privacy, it invades your privacy and takes that away from you.
      • Civil liberties groups, however, have raised concerns that the long lens of the law invades the privacy of innocent residents.
      • The number of stars attempting to bring cases to court or objecting to regulatory bodies because they feel their privacy has been invaded has jumped in recent years.
      • She couldn't stand it, the way he continue to invade her space and kiss her in such a way that it was more of a chore than meaning.
      • I have rarely encountered a celebrity who has so voraciously invaded her own privacy.
      • I just really felt like I'd be intruding, invading their privacy.
      • Some dads invade privacy this way to ease anxieties about how fast their daughters are growing up.
      • He asked as he advanced across the room, pausing a few inches from Trey, completely invading his personal space.
      • He dislikes being in the headlines, resents teammates invading his space, and is never happier than when walking his dogs, Billy and Molly, or drinking beers in his kitchen rather than his local pub.
      • I suggest that the authorities also include the removal of massive boom boxes which invade our privacy and serenity.
      • Fifty-one percent thought the press intruded too much on the public involved in news stories, although 40 percent thought it was justifiable to invade the privacy of politicians.
      Synonyms
      intrude on, violate, encroach on, infringe on, trespass on, obtrude on, burst in on, interrupt, disturb, disrupt

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘attack or assault (a person’)): from Latin invadere, from in- ‘into’ + vadere ‘go’.

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