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单词 intrusive
释义

intrusive

[ in-troo-siv ]
/ ɪnˈtru sɪv /
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adjective

tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
characterized by or involving intrusion.
intruding; thrusting in.
Geology.
  1. (of a rock) having been forced between preexisting rocks or rock layers while in a molten or plastic condition.
  2. noting or pertaining to plutonic rocks.
Phonetics. excrescent (def. 2).

Origin of intrusive

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at intrusion, -ive

SYNONYMS FOR intrusive

1 annoying, bothersome, interfering, distracting, irksome, worrisome, troublesome, irritating, disturbing.
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British Dictionary definitions for intrusive

intrusive
/ (ɪnˈtruːsɪv) /

adjective

characterized by intrusion or tending to intrude
(of igneous rocks) formed by intrusionCompare extrusive (def. 2)
phonetics relating to or denoting a speech sound that is introduced into a word or piece of connected speech for a phonetic rather than a historical or grammatical reason, such as the (r) often pronounced between idea and of in the idea of it

Derived forms of intrusive

intrusively, adverbintrusiveness, noun
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