inroad

n (esp pl 尤作复数) 1 ~ (into sth) sudden attack on another's territory; raid 突然侵袭他人领地; 突袭: inroads into enemy territory 突袭敌国领土. 2 (idm 习语) make inroads into/on sth gradually use up or consume more and more of sth; lessen the amount of sth available 消耗某物: 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.

inquest, inquietude, inquire, inquire (also enquire), inquire about, inquire after, inquire for, inquirer, inquiring, inquiringly, inquiry, inquiry (also enquiry), inquiry agent, inquisition, inquisitive, inquisitively, inquisitiveness, inquisitor, inquisitorial, inquisitorially, inrush, insalubrious, insalubrity, insane, insane asylum, insanely, insanitary, insanity, insatiable, insatiably, insatiate, inscribe, inscription, inscrutability, inscrutable, inscrutably, insect, insect-eating, insecticidal, insecticide,