in·vade /ɪnˈved/
(vt.)侵入,擁入,侵略,侵襲
in·vade /ɪnˈved/ 及物動詞
侵入,侵入物
In·vade, v. i. To make an invasion.
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In·vade v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Invading.]
1. To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress. [Obs.]
Which becomes a body, and doth then invade
The state of life, out of the grisly shade. --Spenser.
2. To enter with hostile intentions; to enter with a view to conquest or plunder; to make an irruption into; to attack; as, the Romans invaded Great Britain.
Such an enemy
Is risen to invade us. --Milton.
3. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, the king invaded the rights of the people.
4. To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue.
Syn: -- To attack; assail; encroach upon. See Attack.
invade
v 1: march aggressively into another's territory by military
force for the purposes of conquest and occupation;
"Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939" [syn: occupy]
2: to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new
colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on
your privacy" [syn: intrude on, obtrude upon, encroach
upon]
3: occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant
infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
[syn: overrun, infest]
4: penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; "The
cancer had invaded her lungs"