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 aliensinvadeEarth and try to take over.• A virus has invaded most of their computers.• Hitler invaded Poland in 1939.
invade verb ⇨invade (invade a country)⇨interfere (invade sb's privacy)invade
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➡ See also the entry for attackverb2另見attack動詞詞條第2義invade ♦︎ occupy ♦︎ seize ♦︎ capture ♦︎ annex ♦︎ take ♦︎ conquerThese words all mean to take control of a place using military force.這些詞均表示用武力侵佔、奪取、攻佔。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to invade / occupy / seize / annex / conquer a country / region◆to invade / occupy / seize / capture / take / conquer a town / city◆to occupy / seize / capture / take a building◆to seize / take control of a place◆troops / soldiers invade / occupy / seize / capture / take a place◆a country invades / occupies / annexes / conquers a place■invade [intransitive, transitive] to use military force to enter a place, especially a country武裝入侵,侵略,侵犯(尤指國家)◆Troops invaded on August 9th that year.軍隊是在那年的8月9日入侵的。◆When did the Romans invade Britain?古羅馬人是何時入侵不列颠的? see also invasion ⇨ attacknoun1■occupy [transitive] to enter a place in a large group, stay there and take control of it侵佔;佔領;佔據◆The capital has been occupied by the rebel army.首都已被叛軍佔領。◆Protesting students occupied the TV station.抗議的學生佔領了電視台。▸occupation
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[uncountable] ◆The military occupation has created anger and resentment.軍事佔領激起了人們的憤怒和怨恨。■seize siːz [transitive] to take control of a place or situation, often suddenly and violently(常通過暴力突然)奪取,攻佔,控制◆They seized the airport in a surprise attack.他們突襲攻佔了機場。◆The army has seized control of the country.軍隊已控制全國。◆He seized power in a military coup.他在軍事政變中奪取了政權。▸seizure ˈsiːʒə(r)
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[uncountable] ◆The invasion began with the seizure of the country's largest southern city.入侵的第一步是佔領該國南部最大的城市。■capture [transitive] to take control of sth from the enemy in a war by using military force用武力奪取;攻取;攻佔◆The city was captured in 1941.這座城市於1941年被攻佔。◆He led the party that captured the enemy's flag.奪取敵方旗幟的那隊人是他領導的。▸capture
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[uncountable] ◆The capture of enemy territory followed the defeat of their air force.擊敗敵人的空軍後随即開始了對其領土的佔領。■annex əˈneks [transitive] to take possession of a country or part of a country, especially one that is next to your own, and claim it as part of your own country強佔,吞並(尤指臨近的國家或地區)◆Germany annexed Austria in 1938.1938年德國吞並了奧地利。▸annexation ˌænekˈseɪʃn
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[uncountable, countable] ◆The annexation of Texas was one of the causes of the Mexican War.吞並得克薩斯是墨西哥戰爭的起因之一。■take(took, taken) [transitive] to capture a place in war; to get control of sth(在戰爭中)奪取,攻佔;控制◆The rebels succeeded in taking the town.反叛者攻佔了那個城鎮。◆The state has taken control of the company.政府已接管了這家公司。■conquerˈkɒŋkə(r); NAmEˈkɑːŋkər [transitive](especially in the past) to take possession of a country or city and its people using military force(尤指舊時)佔領,攻克,征服◆In 330 BC Persia was conquered by Alexander the Great.亞歷山大大帝於公元前330年征服了波斯。▸conquest
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◆The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 led to changes in the system of government.1066年諾曼人征服了英格蘭,導致政體發生了很多變化。