- inroad (into something)
something that is achieved, especially by reducing the power or success of something else Topics Successc2(尤指通过消耗或削弱其他事物取得的)进展 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
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)