invasion

invasion
noun
  1. an instance of invading a country or region with an armed force
    侵略，入侵
    the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
    苏联对捷克斯洛伐克的入侵。
    [mass noun]in 1546 England had to be defended from invasion.
    1546年英格兰不得不抵抗外来侵略。
    ■an incursion by a large number of people or things into a place or sphere of activity
    拥入，涌入，大批进入，侵入
    there was a brief pitch invasion when Sunderland scored.
    森德兰队得分后，狂喜的人群一时间涌入了球场。
    ■an unwelcome intrusion into another's domain
    侵犯，侵害，干预，妨碍
    random drug testing of employees is an unwarranted invasion of privacy.
    随意对员工进行毒品检测是对个人隐私的肆意侵犯。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from late Latin invasio(n-), from the verb invadere (see invade)
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