| 单词 | invade |
| 释义 | invade —invadable, adj. —invader, n. /in vayd"/, v. , invaded, invading. v.t. 1. to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent: Germany invaded Poland in 1939. 2. to enter like an enemy: Locusts invaded the fields. 3. to enter as if to take possession: to invade a neighbor's home. 4. to enter and affect injuriously or destructively, as disease: viruses that invade the bloodstream. 5. to intrude upon: to invade the privacy of a family. 6. to encroach or infringe upon: to invade the rights of citizens. 7. to permeate: The smell of baking invades the house. 8. to penetrate; spread into or over: The population boom has caused city dwellers to invade the suburbs. v.i. 9. to make an invasion: troops awaiting the signal to invade. [1485-95; < L invadere, equiv. to in- IN-2 + vadere to go; see WADE] Syn. 1, 2. penetrate, attack. |
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