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单词 inroad
释义 inroad
I. inroad \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: in (IV) + road
1. : a sudden hostile incursion or forcible entrance : raid, foray
 < protecting their crops of barley from the inroads of sparrows — J.G.Frazer >
 < their new homes would be reserved to them against future inroads by whites — P.W.Gates >
2. : an advance or penetration especially at the expense of something or someone : a serious encroachment
 < another sharp inroad on the principle of free speech — Civil Liberties >
 < the inroads of the conformist spirit on American literary life — C.J.Rolo >
 < make inroads on the domestic markets of their local competitors — Patrick McMahon >
 < synthetic materials made deep inroads into the use of leather — J.F.W.Anderson >
II. in·road \ə̇n+\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
: to make an inroad into
intransitive verb
: to make inroads
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