[N-VAR 可变名词]武装入侵;侵略 If there is an invasion of a country, a foreign army enters it by force.
[usu with supp]
...seven years after the Roman invasion of Britain...
罗马人入侵英国7年以后
He was commander in chief during the invasion of Panama.
在侵略巴拿马的战役中他是总司令。
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[N-VAR 可变名词](令人不快的或难以对付的人或事物的)大批进入,涌入 If you refer to the arrival of a large number of people or things as an invasion, you are emphasizing that they are unpleasant or difficult to deal with.
[oft N of n]
...this year's annual invasion of flies, wasps and ants...
今年,苍蝇、黄蜂和蚂蚁同往年一样的大批进犯
Seaside resorts such as Blackpool and Brighton are preparing for a tourist invasion.
像布莱克浦与布赖顿这样的海滨胜地正为游客的大批涌入做准备。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]侵扰;干扰 If you describe an action as an invasion, you disapprove of it because it affects someone or something in a way that is not wanted.
[usu N of n]
[disapproval]
Is reading a child's diary always a gross invasion of privacy?
偷看孩子的日记一定是对个人隐私的严重侵犯吗?
...the first skirmish in the invasion of the British Parliament by Brussels.
布鲁塞尔干扰英国议会的首次摩擦
Oxford
in·va·sion/ɪnˈveɪʒn; NAmEɪnˈveɪʒn/noun[countable , uncountable ]1the act of an army entering another country by force in order to take control of it 武装入侵;侵略;侵犯◆the German invasion of Poland in 1939德国于 1939 年对波兰的侵略◆the threat of invasion入侵的威胁◆an invasion force/fleet侵略军╱舰队☞collocationsat
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2the fact of a large number of people or things arriving somewhere, especially people or things that are disturbing or unpleasant (尤指烦扰的)涌入◆the annual tourist invasion一年一度游客的涌入◆Farmers are struggling to cope with an invasion of slugs.农民正在努力对付蛞蝓的大肆侵害。3an act or a process that affects sb/sth in a way that is not welcome 侵犯;干预◆The actress described the photographs of her as an invasion of privacy.那位女演员认为她的这些照片是对隐私权的侵犯。☞see also
1[countable, uncountable] when the army of one country enters another country by force, in order to take control of itinvasion of the invasion of Normandy2[countable] the arrival in a place of a lot of people or things, often where they are not wanted: the annual invasion of teenagers for the Glastonbury Festival3invasion of privacy a situation in which someone tries to find out details about another person’s private affairs in a way that is upsetting and often illegal
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