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invader

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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in·vad·er /ɪnˈveɪdə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  PMa soldier or a group of soldiers who enter a country or town by force in order to take control of it 侵略军,侵略者 Invaders ransacked the town. 侵略军洗劫了小镇。
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invaderIt is dominated by the imposing Citadelle de Vauban, constructed in 1549 to defend the island against invaders.In some people, the system makes mistakes and wrongly identifies an innocent substance as an invader.Or stroll up to one of the distinctive sentry boxes, aligned so defenders could harass would-be invaders with a withering cross-fire.It can't be organised in the presence of invaders.WordPerfect executives came to view Novell executives as rude invaders of the corporate equivalent of Camelot.From the hall behind them they could hear the commotion as their comrades and the invaders fought hand to hand.Some say the invaders wear short pants.In the long run, both absorbed their invaders, but at very great cost.
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invader
invader /ɪnˈveɪdə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
a soldier or a group of soldiers that enters a country or town by force in order to take control of it:
    Invaders ransacked the town.


in·vaderBrE /ɪnˈveɪdə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈveɪdər/ 🔊 nounan army or a country that enters another country by force in order to take control of it; a soldier fighting in such an army 武装入侵的军队(或国家);侵略者a foreign invader外国侵略者They prepared to repel the invaders. 他们准备赶走侵略军。🔊🔊(figurative) The white blood cells attack cells infected with an invader. 白细胞攻击受到感染的细胞。🔊🔊