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

• 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。
• The tiger, the king of the Asian jungle, is disappearing – a victim of poachers, encroaching development, and deforestation.
  老虎亚洲的森林之王正在消失，它们成了偷猎者、侵入性的开发、以及乱砍滥伐的牺牲品。
• The National Trust has recently bought the farm to save it from the threat of encroaching building development.
  国家托拉斯最遍买下这个农场，使之免于建筑开发侵占的威胁。
• A troubled world, where even the brightest light can often find itself extinguished by the ever encroaching darkness.
  在这个麻烦的世界，即使是最明亮的光也常被不断渗入的黑暗所熄灭。
• 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。
• The embankments are solid enough to prevent the river from encroaching on the surrounding countryside.
  河堤非常坚固，足以防止河水侵蚀沿河农村的土地。
• 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！
• 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。
• Now, there are many more funds to deal with and institutional money is steadily encroaching.
  如今，更多的基金出现，机构的资金也正稳步侵入这一地盘。
• 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。