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| /ɪnˈveɪd/ |
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| 1 | I/T to take or send an army into another country in order to get control of it 武力入侵；侵占；侵略 |
| The island was invaded during the war. 该岛在那场战争中被侵占了。 |
| They received information that the Americans were preparing to invade. 他们得到消息说美国人正准备入侵。 |
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| 2 | T to enter a place , especially in large numbers or in a way that causes problems 进入；（尤指）涌入，大批进入 |
| Cannes was invaded this week by top names from the film industry. 本周戛纳城云集了来自电影业的顶尖人物。 |
| | 2a | to spread to a part of the body and cause damage there 侵袭 | | The infected cells can invade healthy tissue. 被感染的细胞会侵袭健康组织。 | |
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| 3 | T to get involved in someone’ s life without their permission 干扰，侵犯（某人的生活） |
| Closed-circuit TV cameras seem to be invading every aspect of our lives. 闭路电视摄像机似乎正侵入我们生活的各个方面。 |
| invade sb’ s privacy Investigators were spying on people’ s homes and invading their privacy. 调查者正在秘密监视人们的家庭并侵犯他们的隐私。 |
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| 4 | T mainly literary to affect someone in an annoying way that they cannot ignore 渗入；渗透；挥抹不去 |
| The memory of their last meeting kept invading his thoughts. 他们最后一次见面的记忆在他的思绪中一直挥之不去。 |
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