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inroad

noun
🔊/ˈɪnrəʊd/
🔊/ˈɪnrəʊd/
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  1. inroad (into something) something that is achieved, especially by reducing the power or success of something else（尤指通过消耗或削弱其他事物取得的）进展
    • 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。🔊🔊
    Topics Successc2
    Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally referring to a hostile attack or raid): from in + road (from an early use in the sense ‘riding’).
Idioms
make inroads into/on something
  1. if one thing makes inroads into another, it has a clear and definite effect on the second thing, especially by reducing it, or influencing it消耗，削弱，影响（某事物）
    • Tax rises have made some inroads into the country's national debt.增加税收已使国债有所减少。🔊🔊
    • By the 1950s, television had made great inroads into the territory of the news magazines.到1950年代，电视已大举进入新闻杂志领域。