Word · Frequency #14821
incursion
侵入；入侵；侵犯
The act of entering some territory or domain, often in large numbers.
- 1.
A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of destruction, plunder, or bodily harm rather than an intent to conquer territory or alter the established government; contrast invasion in its narrow sense.
- 2.
An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion in the general sense.
向某处进行侵略性移动；广义上的入侵。
招致责任或责难的过错；向某处进行侵略性移动；广义上的入侵。；侵入；侵略；奇袭
In use
The sudden incursion of tourists into the small village overwhelmed the local shops.
Wild boars made several incursions into the farm at night, damaging the crops.
The company saw an incursion of new competitors into its market within a year.
incursion into sth
incursion 常与 into 搭配，表示进入某地或某领域。
The rebel incursion into the capital was swiftly repelled.
叛军对首都的入侵很快被击退。
make an incursion into sth
此结构可用于比喻，指首次进入新的领域或市场。
The company made an incursion into the Asian market.
该公司打入了亚洲市场。
incursion of sth into sth
该结构强调某物进入某处，常用于描述不受欢迎的进入。
Connections
Collocations
- military incursion
- 军事入侵
- The military incursion caused widespread panic.军事入侵引起了广泛恐慌。
- cross-border incursion
- 跨境袭击；越境侵犯
- Rebel groups are responsible for the latest cross-border incursion.叛军组织应对最近这次越境侵犯负责。
- launch an incursion
- 发动入侵
- The army launched an incursion into the northern territory.军队向北部领土发动了入侵。
- incursion into
- 对……的侵入；进入……
- The incursion into the protected zone was recorded by cameras.那次对保护区的闯入被摄像头记录了下来。
- repel an incursion
- 击退入侵
- The troops successfully repelled the incursion.部队成功击退了入侵。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 incursion = in(进入)+cursion 像‘冲入’，敌人冲进领地就是‘侵入、奇袭’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：military or political reports、academic or historical writing incursion 是正式用词，通常用于军事、政治或学术等严肃语境，指军队等进入或侵入某地。日常口语中较少见，多出现在新闻报道或书面语中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的重读音节都以 /ɜːʃən/ 结尾，与 incursion /ɪnˈkɜːʃən/ 押韵。注意拼写差异：version、conversion、diversion、subversion 拼作 -vers-，读 /vɜːʃən/；excursion 拼作 -curs-，读 /kɜːʃən/；insertion 拼作 -sert-，读 /sɜːʃən/。拼写相近但不押韵：cursor /ˈkɜːsə/、curse /kɜːs/、curious /ˈkjʊəriəs/，别被 -curs- 迷惑。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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