reinvade
verb [ I or T ] (also re-invade) uk/ˌriː.ɪnˈveɪd/ us/ˌriː.ɪnˈveɪd/
重新入侵,再次侵略
to enter a country by force with large numbers of soldiers in order to take possession of it again
The country was in chaos and the French were threatening to reinvade. 当时该国陷入混乱之中,法国人威胁要重新入侵。
The president ordered troops to re-invade the island.
(通常为了谋财或搞破坏而)重新涌入
to come back to a place in large numbers, usually when unwanted and in order to take possession or do damage
Thousands of gold prospectors re-invaded the region. 成千上万的淘金者重新涌入这个地区。
When the temperature rose again, swarms of flies reinvaded the coast.
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- The peace agreement collapsed and the army re-invaded the following spring.
- The Romans had to re-invade the province to put down the uprising.
- After the earlier catastrophe, the generals were reluctant to reinvade such a hostile territory.