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

• Even when parents think a relationship is unhealthy, it is best to avoid handing down judgments or giving orders; young people may regard that as encroaching on their independence.
  就算父母认为孩子的恋爱关系不健康，最好也是避免简单地作判断和发命令；年轻人可能会把这视为是侵犯自己的独立。
• Permanent solutions to encroaching process are mostly illusory or transitory.
  永久性解决逐渐蔓延的程序的方案，大多只是自欺欺人或昙花一现。
• 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。
• The federal government is encroaching on a state issue.
  联邦政府正逐步插手州内的事务。
• What if, instead of fighting a rearguard action against the encroaching oceans, we stopped sea levels rising at all?
  或许，我们并不需要就海洋侵占陆地问题采取消极应对措施，但我们可以从根本上解决海平面上升问题吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• With both training companies and management consultancies encroaching on the patch of the traditional business education providers, schools have seen 2-3 years of painful decline in revenues from executive education programmes.
  随着培训公司和管理咨询公司蚕食传统商业教育提供商的领地，过去两三年，商学院高管教育课程收入经历了令人痛苦的下滑。
• Roman Legion is played by shooting arrows at encroaching enemies while moving left or right to avoid their attacks.
  玩罗马兵团游戏的方法是：向入侵的敌人射箭，同时左右移动以躲避敌人的攻击。