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Invasion People N ɪnˈveɪʒn N Var 可变名词 Army Things

The word "invasion" is a noun with multiple meanings: an army entering a country by force, a large unwelcome arrival of people or things, or an unwelcome interference.

The word "invasion" is a noun with multiple meanings: an army entering a country by force, a large unwelcome arrival of people or things, or an unwelcome interference.

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/ɪnve͟ɪʒ(ə)n/
1
[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。

2
[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。

3
[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 ; NAmE ɪnˈveɪʒn / noun [countable ,  uncountable ] 1 the 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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2 the 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。 3 an 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
invade
invasion invasions
in·va·sion / ɪnˈveɪʒn ; NAmE ɪnˈveɪʒn /
LDC
invasionin‧va‧sion /ɪnˈveɪʒən/ ●●○ noun
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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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invasion

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invasions[468]
侵略(77%),侵入(23%)
n.入侵,侵略;侵袭;侵犯

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