单词 | invasive |
释义 | invasive (once / 9633 pages) adj Anything invasive goes or grows where you don’t want it. An invasive procedure at the doctor hurts, and an invasive plant, like kudzu, grows all over the garden. And the yard. And the house. Invasive species are plants or animals that are not native to an environment and steadily spread, sometimes taking over the native landscape. The same could be said of diseases such as cancer. Invasive surgery usually involves making an incision with a scalpel. We call policies or laws invasive when they endanger personal or civil rights and liberties. No one likes an invasion. Raccoons are an invasive species in Scotland, but no one believed their fake accents anyway. WORD FAMILYinvasive: invasively, noninvasive+/invade: invaded, invader, invades, invading, invasion, invasive/invader: invaders/invading: invadingly/invasion: invasions/noninvasive: noninvasively USAGE EXAMPLESThe parents say the documents are irrelevant and that the repeated demands for them are harassing and invasive. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) The tribal team would work with the state and other groups fighting the invasive species. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) The Minimally Invasive Surgery Biomaterials Lab opened on the medical campus just over three years ago. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) 1adj gradually intrusive without right or permission invasive tourists Syn encroaching, trespassing intrusive tending to intrude (especially upon privacy) 2adj involving invasion or aggressive attack invasive war Syn incursive, invading offensive for the purpose of attack rather than defense 3adj marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue invasive cancer cells Syn|Ant aggressive, fast-growing, strong-growing tending to spread quickly confined not invading healthy tissue 4adj relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision Ant noninvasive relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity |
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