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

• 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。
• Hot water scorches and drowns the roots of trees encroaching on the valleys.
  热水流淌并淹没了盘桓于整个山谷的树根。
• 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。
• 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？
• I apologize encroaching into your privacy in this manner, I found you listed on who's who professional.
  我很抱歉在你的隐私侵犯在这种方式中，我找到你的上市的专业。
• 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。
• There are also projects to prevent the desert from encroaching on lands already being used for agriculture.
  还有一些项目，以防止从已经被用于农业的土地侵占的沙漠。
• 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。
• 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。
• Bent on revenge and surrounded by encroaching evil, Arthas takes up the magical Frostmourne sword.
  阿尔萨斯的心灵已经被复仇的怒火扭曲，面临逼近的邪恶，他拿起了那把魔剑&霜之哀伤。