irruption
衝進;侵入;急激增加
Ir·rup·tion n.
1. A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place; as, irruptions of the sea.
Lest evil tidings, with too rude irruption
Hitting thy aged ear, should pierce too deep. --Milton.
2. A sudden and violent inroad, or entrance of invaders; as, the irruptions of the Goths into Italy.
Syn: -- Invasion; incursion; inroad. See Invasion.
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irruption
n 1: a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent
irruption of bad manners"
2: a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a
population
3: a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some
undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"
[syn: outbreak, eruption]