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inroad

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侵入,侵略,侵害,袭击

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inroad \In*road"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inroaded}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Inroading}.]
   To make an inroad into; to invade. [Obs.]

         The Saracens . . . conquered Spain, inroaded Aquitaine.
                                                  --Fuller.

Inroad \In"road`\, n.
   The entrance of an enemy into a country with purposes of
   hostility; a sudden or desultory incursion or invasion; raid;
   encroachment.

         The loss of Shrewsbury exposed all North Wales to the
         daily inroads of the enemy.              --Clarendon.

         With perpetual inroads to alarm, Though inaccessible,
         his fatal throne.                        --Milton.

   Syn: Invasion; incursion; irruption. See {Invasion}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

inroad
     n 1: an encroachment or intrusion; "they made inroads in the
          United States market"
     2: an invasion or hostile attack
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