encroach

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vi. 侵犯, 侵蚀, 蚕食 [法] 侵犯, 侵入, 侵占

发音

UK /ɪŋˈkɹəʊtʃ/
其它
UK /ɛŋˈkɹəʊtʃ/

词形变化

encroaches 复数 encroached encroaches 三单 encroaches encroachest encroacheth encroaching encroaching 现在分词 encroached 过去式 encroached 过去分词

别名

incroach

教材释义与例句

动词

蚕食，侵占

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Encroachment.

    罕用
v.
  1. 1.

    to seize, appropriate

    废旧 及物
  2. 2.

    To intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory.

    侵犯

    侵害

    侵入

    不及物

    Now stands the Brere like a lord alone, / Puffed up with pryde and vaine pleasaunce. / But all this glee had no continuaunce: / For eftsones winter gan to approche; / The blustering Boreas did encroche, / And beate upon the solitarie Brere; / For nowe no succoure was seene him nere.

    I won’t encroach on your time any longer.

    He never allows work to encroach upon his family life.

    Gradually the negative feelings encroached into her work.

  3. 3.

    To advance gradually beyond due limits.

    不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

trench infringe entrench impinge

上位词 8

progress advance goon trespass move on pass on march on take advantage

词源

From Middle English encrochen, from Old French encrochier (“to seize”), from Old French en- + croc (“hook”), of Germanic origin. More at crook.

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