inroad
英 ['ɪnrəʊd]
美
- n. 侵袭，袭击；减少
英英释义
- 1. an encroachment or intrusion;
- "they made inroads in the United States market"
- 2. an invasion or hostile attack
实用场景例句
- This deal is their first major inroad into the American market.
- 这交易是他们进军美国市场的首次重大收获。
牛津词典
- Tax rises have made some inroads into the country's national debt.
- 增加税收已使国债有所减少。
牛津词典
- This deal is their first major inroad into the American market.
- 这交易是他们进军美国市场的首次重大收获。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
中文词源
inroad 进展
in-,进入，使，road,古义，骑马，侵袭，词源同ride,raid.其原义为恶意入侵，侵扰，后词义褒义化指进展。
双语例句
- 1. This deal is their first major inroad into the American market.
- 这交易是他们进军美国市场的首次重大收获。
来自《权威词典》
英文词源
- inroad (n.)
- 1540s, "hostile incursion, raid, foray," from in- (2) "in;" second element is road in the obsolete sense of "riding;" related to raid. Related: Inroads.
词态变化
复数: inroads;