inroad

['inrəud]

n.侵袭,消耗某物,进展

例句与用法：

Hospital bills had made deep inroads into her savings.

住院的花销用去她一大笔积蓄。

Already the children had made considerable inroads on the food.

孩子们早已吃掉不少食物。

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

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。