encroachment

英 [ɪnˈkrəʊtʃmənt]

美 [ɪnˈkroʊtʃmənt]

n.  侵占; 侵蚀; 蚕食

复数：encroachments　

法律

BNC.14876 / COCA.16225

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 侵占;侵蚀;蚕食
  You can describe the action or process of encroaching on something asencroachment.
  1. It's a sign of the encroachment of commercialism in medicine...
     这是医药界被逐渐商业化的一个的征兆。
  2. The problem was to safeguard sites from encroachment by property development.
     问题是要保护遗址免受房地产开发商的侵占。

英英释义

noun

• influencing strongly
  1. they resented the impingement of American values on European culture
  Synonym:impingementimpact
• entry to another's property without right or permission
  Synonym:trespassviolationintrusionusurpation
• any entry into an area not previously occupied
  1. an invasion of tourists
  2. an invasion of locusts
  Synonym:invasionintrusion

双语例句

• The news comes amid new evidence of the rapid encroachment of the internet into the public's shopping habits.
  与此同时，有新的证据表明互联网迅速影响了公众的购物习惯。
• He believes that continued peace requires not just restraint of armed encroachment.
  他相信持久的和平不只是要求制止武装侵略。
• Human encroachment on these natural sites could also increase the risk of contact with diseased animals.
  人类入侵这些自然地点还可能增加与生病动物接触的风险。
• Such visible signs of Chinese encroachment will feed the worries of many Europeans.
  这些可见的中国侵入的标识将会助长许多欧洲人的担忧。
• A sand-break forest stops the encroachment of drifting sand.
  防沙林阻止流沙入侵。
• Commercial banks should protect the legal rights and interests of their depositors against encroachment by any unit and individual.
  商业银行应当保障存款人的合法权益不受任何单位和个人的侵犯。
• It's a sign of the encroachment of commercialism in medicine
  这是医药界被逐渐商业化的一个的征兆。
• Because they invariably have the visage of overriding importance, there is always a temptation to invoke security "necessities" to justify an encroachment upon civil liberties.
  又因为其总是以至高重要性的面目出现，所以调用安全“需要”来使侵犯公民自由变得正当化就成了一种诱惑。
• In the Holy Land local churches are caught between Israeli encroachment on their property and Islamist bids to monopolise Palestinian life.
  在耶路撒冷圣地，当地的教堂受到两方面的夹击：以色列人对基督教财产的侵蚀和巴勒斯坦人独占耶路撒冷的要求。
• Many business leaders object to what they regard as the growing encroachment by the state and other interest groups on their ability to run the company.
  许多商界领袖认为，政府和其它利益集团正日益削弱他们经营公司的能力，他们反对这种现象。