encroach

🇬🇧/ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ/ 🇺🇸/ɪnˈkroʊtʃ/
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If one thing encroaches on another, the first thing spreads or becomes stronger, and slowly begins to restrict the power, range, or effectiveness of the second thing. 逐步侵犯

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 逐步侵占(侵犯),蚕食;侵占(土地)

I did not mean to encroach upon your property. 我并不想侵占你的财产。

en (进入) + croach (看作coach) → 人们争先恐后挤进车占位 → 侵占
encroach

vi. 侵占;蚕食;侵蚀

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The shrubs encroached ever more on the twisting drive. 灌木丛蚕食了越来越多蜿蜒的车道。
The new institutions do not encroach on political power. 这些新机构没有侵犯到政治权力。
I won't encroach on your time any longer. 我不会再占用你的时间了。
He never allows work to encroach upon his family life. 他从不让工作扰乱他的家庭生活。

encroach 的重要知识点

encroach v.侵占(某人的时间);侵犯(某人的权利);扰乱(某人的生活);侵蚀,蚕食(地区)

  • His long meetings started to encroach on my lunch break. 他长时间的会议开始侵占我的午休时间。
The Chinese government and people can never accept any act that encroaches upon China's sovereignty.中国政府和人民绝不会接受任何侵犯中国主权的行为。

encroach on / upon … 渐渐渗入…侵犯;侵蚀

  • Housing developments continue to encroach on wildlife habitats.
  • The sea has begun to encroach upon the coastline. 海水已经开始侵蚀海岸线。
infringe on … 侵犯;侵害(权利、自由等)
  • Don’t infringe on his privacy. 
  • Copying that music would infringe on the artist's copyright. 复制那段音乐会侵犯艺术家的版权。
trespass on … 非法进入(领地);侵犯(私隐等)
  • Hunters used to trespass on his fields. 
  • Trespassers will be prosecuted
  • There is a sign warning people not to trespass on private property. 有告示牌警告人们不要非法进入私人领地。
invade vt.入侵;侵略;大量涌入;侵犯(隐私等)
  • The Romans invaded Britain 2,000 years ago. 
  • The infected cells can invade healthy tissue. 
  • The army decided to invade the neighboring country. 军队决定入侵邻国。