invade
/ɪnˈveɪd/verb
with obj.
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:
he decided to invade England and landed his troops at Hastings.
他决定入侵英格兰并让部队在黑斯廷斯登陆。
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。
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)。
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。
派生词
invader
noun词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'attack or assault (a person)'): from Latin invadere, from in- 'into' + vadere 'go'.