encroaching

英 [ɪnˈkrəʊtʃɪŋ]

美 [ɪnˈkroʊtʃɪŋ]

v.  侵占(某人的时间); 侵犯(某人的权利); 扰乱(某人的生活等); 侵蚀，蚕食(土地)
encroach的现在分词

BNC.35873 / COCA.29931

柯林斯词典

• VERB 侵占;侵犯;侵害
  If one thingencroaches onanother, the first thing spreads or becomes stronger, and slowly begins to restrict the power, range, or effectiveness of the second thing.
  1. Any attempt to encroach upon presidential prerogatives in this domain was quickly and firmly resisted...
     任何试图挑战总统在这个领域的特权的举动都遭到了迅速而坚定的制止。
  2. The new institutions do not encroach on political power...
     新机构没有侵犯到政治权力。
  3. The movie industry had chosen to ignore the encroaching competition of television.
     电影业故意无视电视业的侵犯性竞争。
• VERB 侵蚀,侵占,蚕食(土地)
  If somethingencroaches ona place, it spreads and takes over more and more of that place.
  1. The rhododendrons encroached ever more on the twisting drive...
     越来越多的杜鹃花长到了蜿蜒的车道上。
  2. I turned into the dirt road and followed it through encroaching trees and bushes.
     我转上土路，在蔓延至路面的树木和灌木间穿行。

双语例句

• In addition to the snake, there were bats, foot-long geckos and flying beetles encroaching on the property.
  除了蛇，还有蝙蝠、长脚壁虎和四处飞窜的甲虫与你比邻而居。
• We moved back from the encroaching tide; invasive tourists; trespassing hunters.
  我们从渐长的潮汐中返回；不速之客；非法入侵的狩猎者。
• Her new play is a political mystery set against a background of encroaching revolution.
  她的新剧本是一部政治推理剧，以逐步扩展的革命为背景。
• She wanted to run, fleeing from the encroaching prairie, demanding the security of a great city.
  她想逃离这个咄咄逼人的大草原，到大城市找个栖身之地。
• I apologize encroaching into your privacy in this manner, I found you listed on who's who professional.
  我很抱歉在你的隐私侵犯在这种方式中，我找到你的上市的专业。
• Adding to the challenge are the side effects of rapid economic development: air pollution, contaminated water, and encroaching urbanization, all of which threaten Chinese farmland.
  快速的经济发展所带来的负面影响，如：空气污染、水污染和不断扩大的城市化占地等，这一切均使中国面临着更加严峻的挑战，使农田受到了威胁。
• That is the conflict between the individual and encroaching civilization.
  那是个人与渐渐渗入的文明之间的冲突。
• The movie industry had chosen to ignore the encroaching competition of television.
  电影业故意无视电视业的侵犯性竞争。
• He stole my patent, encroaching on my property rights, so I am going to sue him.
  他剽窃了我的专利知识，侵犯了我的智财权，我要起诉他！
• The report says toxic discharges from suspected Apple suppliers have been encroaching on local communities.
  报告称，疑似苹果供应商排放出来的有毒物质已经遍布了地方社区。