invade
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·vade /ɪnˈveɪd/ ●●○ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]PM to enter a country, town, or area using military force, in order to take control of it 武力入侵，侵略，侵占 The Romans invaded Britain 2,000 years ago. 2,000年前古罗马人入侵了英国。► see thesaurus at attack2 [transitive]ENTER to go into a place in large numbers, especially when you are not wanted 〔尤指不受欢迎地〕大量涌入，蜂拥而入 Every summer, the town is invaded by tourists. 每年夏天，大量游客涌入这个小镇。 Fans invaded the pitch at half time. 球迷在中场休息时冲入球场。3 [transitive]INTERFERE to get involved in something in an unwanted and annoying way 侵扰〔某事〕 What right does he have to invade my privacy? 他有什么权利侵犯我的隐私？ Patients are given the feeling that they mustn’t try to invade medical territory (=try to deal with things that are not their responsibility). 给病人的感觉是，他们决不可以插手医疗事务。 → invasion→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
invade• Enemy forces were almost certainly preparing to invade.• Sicily was invaded by the Normans, and later by the Saracens.• In his latest film, super-intelligent aliens invade Earth and try to take over.• A virus has invaded most of their computers.• Hitler invaded Poland in 1939.Origin invade (1400-1500) Latin invadere, from vadere “to go”in·vade verbChineseSyllable
a country, enter town, to or Corpus
invade
in‧vade /ɪnˈveɪd/
verb
The Romans invaded Britain 2000 years ago.
2. [transitive] to go into a place in large numbers, especially when you are not wanted:
Every summer, the town is invaded by tourists.
Fans invaded the pitch at half time.
3. [transitive] to get involved in something in an unwanted and annoying way:
What right does he have to invade my privacy?
Patients are given the feeling that they mustn’t try to invade medical territory (=try to deal with things that are not their responsibility).
⇨ invasion
■ to attack a place
▪attack to use weapons to try to damage or take control of a place: The village was attacked by enemy warplanes. | We will attack at dawn.
▪invade to enter a country and try to get control of it using force: The Romans invaded Britain 2,000 years ago.
▪storm to suddenly attack a city or building that is well defended by getting inside it and taking control: Elite troops stormed the building and rescued the hostages.
▪besiege /bɪˈsiːdʒ/ to surround a city or building with soldiers in order to stop the people inside from getting out or from receiving supplies: In April 655, Osman’s palace was besieged by rebels.
in‧vade /ɪnˈveɪd/
verb Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: invadere, from vadere 'to go'
1. [intransitive and transitive] to enter a country, town, or area using military force, in order to take control of it:Language: Latin
Origin: invadere, from vadere 'to go'
2. [transitive] to go into a place in large numbers, especially when you are not wanted:
3. [transitive] to get involved in something in an unwanted and annoying way:
⇨ invasion
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