invasion
英 [ɪn'veɪʒ(ə)n]
美[ɪn'veʒn]
- n. 入侵，侵略；侵袭；侵犯
英英释意
- 1. the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
- 2. any entry into an area not previously occupied;
- "an invasion of tourists"
- "an invasion of locusts"
- 3. (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body;
- "the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures"