to take or use a large part of something 占用某物的大部分;用去某物的大部分 European cars have started to make inroads into the Japanese market. 欧洲汽车已开始打进日本市场。
All these repair bills are making huge inroads into my savings. 所有这些维修账单要花去我很大一部分积蓄。
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