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| /ɪnˈveɪʒn/ |
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| 1 | an occasion when one country’ s army goes into another country to take control of it by force 入侵；侵略 |
| the Roman invasion of Britain under Julius Caesar 尤里乌斯·恺撒领导下的罗马对英国的侵略 |
| an invasion force 侵略军 |
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| 2 | a situation in which a large number of people or things come to a place at the same time , especially in an annoying way （尤指令人厌烦的）涌入，大批进入 |
| The shops prepared for an invasion of last-minute Christmas shoppers. 各商店做好了准备迎接圣诞节前最后一批蜂拥而入的购物者。 |
| +of the annual summer invasion of tourists 每年夏天游客的大批涌入 |
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| 3 | medical the movement of a disease or of the cells that cause it from one area to another 侵袭；扩散 |
| +of an invasion of cancer cells 癌细胞的扩散 |
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| - | invasion of privacy
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| an occasion when someone finds out or uses information about your private life , especially illegally |
| （尤指非法的）干涉隐私，侵犯隐私 |
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