I had to make inroads into my savings to pay off the loan.我不得不开始拿出积蓄来偿还贷款。

The company has made inroads into the market share of the second-largest US retailer.这家公司开始占有美国第二大零售商的市场份额。

In Italy, as elsewhere, television has made deep inroads into cinema.在意大利, 电视抢走了电影的大块市场, 这一点跟世界其他地方一样。