1[countableC, uncountableU]PM when the army of one country enters another country by force, in order to take control of it 侵犯,入侵,侵略
invasion of
the invasion of Normandy
对诺曼底的入侵
2[countableC]LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT the arrival in a place of a lot of people or things, often where they are not wanted 〔不受欢迎的人或物的〕涌入;蜂拥而来
the annual invasion of teenagers for the Glastonbury Festival
每年前来参加格拉斯顿伯里音乐节的青少年的涌入
3.invasion of privacyPRIVATE/PERSONALa situation in which someone tries to find out details about another person’s privateaffairs in a way that is upsetting and often illegal 对隐私的侵犯
Examples from the Corpus
invasion of privacy• Anything else would be an invasion of privacy.• Should they report their suspicions, or does that constitute an invasion of privacy?• Moreover the wholenotion of testing employees is an invasion of privacy.• Panel members and airline and government officialsinsist that fears about bias and invasion of privacy are unfounded.• It is hard to say this about biography, but at some point there is such a thing as invasion of privacy.• Several of the victims said they would filelawsuits for invasion of privacy.• Most e-mail-related cases involveallegations of invasion of privacy, Lippetz said.• That invasion of privacy will be a problem.