inroad 详细解释

inroad

['inrəud]

n.侵袭,消耗某物,进展

n.[(+into/on/upon)]

1. 侵袭; 侵入[C]

make inroads into a country

侵袭某个国家

2. 侵害; 侵占; 侵蚀[P]

inroads on the domestic market

对国内市场的侵蚀

词形变化

名词复数:inroads

词义辨析

同义:

n.侵袭

raid  attack  invasion  foray  

同义参见:

entrenchment  

英英释义

名词 inroad:

an encroachment or intrusion

an invasion or hostile attack

短语词组

make inroads into/upon

1. 侵害; 侵蚀

The long illness made serious inroads upon his savings.

他长期患病使他耗去许多积蓄。

补充

inroadinroad英:[ˈinrəud] 美:[ˈɪnˌrod]n.1.进展We have made inroads into our painting job; we finished the kitchen already.我们的粉刷工作有进展了, 已经把厨房刷好了。

例句

1. the firm is beginning to make inroads into the UK market.公司开始进军英国市场。 2. serious inroads had now been made into my pitiful cash reserves.现在我可怜的存款已所剩无几。 3. the inroads and cross-border raiding of the Grahams.对格雷厄姆斯的敌对攻击和跨国界突袭。 4. We need to protect our company against the inroads of competitors.我们要保护公司以免遭到竞争对手的侵袭。 5. "Despite the recent inroads made by competitors in the industry, the company is still doing well."尽管最近这家公司遭到了业内竞争对手的侵袭,但目前的运营仍保持良好态势。 6. The party hopes to make serious inroads in Congress. [=the party hopes that many more of its members will be elected to serve in Congress]这个政党希望在国会选举中获取更多的席位。 7. The sport is making inroads in the U.S. [=it is becoming more popular in the U.S.]这项运动在美国日益流行。