invade
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to enter a country, town, etc. using military force in order to take control of it 武裝入侵；侵略；侵犯 Troops invaded on August 9th that year. 軍隊是在那年的 8 月 9 日入侵的。 - invade something
When did the Romans invade Britain? 古羅馬人是何時侵略不列颠的？
- [transitive] invade something
to enter a place in large numbers, especially in a way that causes damage or problems （尤指造成損害或混亂地）湧入；侵襲 Demonstrators invaded the government buildings. 大批示威者闖進了政府辦公大樓。 As the final whistle blew, fans began invading the field. 比賽結束的哨聲一響，球迷便開始沖入球場。 The cancer cells may invade other parts of the body. 癌細胞可能擴散到身體的其他部位。
- [transitive] invade something
to affect something in an unpleasant or annoying way 侵擾；幹擾 see also invasion, invasive
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘attack or assault (a person)’): from Latin invadere, from in- ‘into’ + vadere ‘go’.