释义 |
make inroads into/on something 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.到了20世纪50年代,电视已经极大地侵入了新闻杂志的领域。
See also inroad |