inroad怎么读?

inroad

英 ['ɪnrəʊd] 美
  • n. 侵袭,袭击;减少

GRE畅通词汇

词态变化


复数: inroads;

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。

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.

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。

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