encroach

英 [ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ]

美 [ɪnˈkroʊtʃ]

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)

过去分词：encroached　现在分词：encroaching　过去式：encroached　第三人称单数：encroaches　

TOEFLGREIELTSTEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.13721 / COCA.15316

牛津词典

verb

• 侵占（某人的时间）；侵犯（某人的权利）；扰乱（某人的生活等）
  to begin to affect or use up too much of sb's time, rights, personal life, etc.
  1. I won't encroach on your time any longer.
     我不会再占用你的时间了。
  2. He never allows work to encroach upon his family life.
     他从不让工作扰乱他的家庭生活。
• 侵蚀，蚕食（土地）
  to slowly begin to cover more and more of an area
  1. The growing town soon encroached on the surrounding countryside.
     这个不断扩大的城市不久便将周围的农村变成了市区。
  2. the encroaching tide (= that is coming in)
     不断涌向陆地的潮水

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。

英英释义

verb

• advance beyond the usual limit
  Synonym:infringeimpinge
• impinge or infringe upon
  1. This impinges on my rights as an individual
  2. This matter entrenches on other domains
  Synonym:impingeentrenchtrench

双语例句

• The state protects the legitimate rights and interests of the collectives and private individuals who have contracted for forestation; no organization and private individual shall encroach upon the ownership of trees and other legitimate rights and interests entitled according to the law to them.
  国家保护承包造林的集体和个人的合法权益，任何单位和个人不得侵犯承包造林的集体和个人依法享有的林木所有权和其他合法权益。
• I sleep about six hours a night and any more would encroach on productivity.
  我每晚睡6个小时左右，再多睡会儿就会影响生产力。
• The study of Benefit Expropriation of Corporate Right; We now have some cadres who encroach on the soldiers 'interests. This cannot be allowed.
  企业利益侵占行为的实施及影响因素现在有些干部侵占战士的利益，这是不允许的。
• Use their own position to embezzle, divert and encroach upon the funds of the banks and clients;
  利用职务上的便利，贪污、挪用、侵占本行或者客户的资金；
• It can cause people serious harm the army must cherish the people and never encroach upon their interests;
  它将严重损害人体健康。军队必须爱护人民，不能损害人民利益；
• To intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate.
  使闯入，破坏，侵犯，违犯。
• The new institutions do not encroach on political power
  新机构没有侵犯到政治权力。
• This new law doesn't encroach on the rights of the citizen.
  这项新法律没有侵犯公民的权利。
• We now have some cadres who encroach on the soldiers 'interests. This cannot be allowed.
  现在有些干部侵占战士的利益，这是不允许的。
• 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。