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

Mountains to the north, northwest and west shield the city and northern China's agricultural heartland from the encroaching desert steppes.
北面、西北面和西面的群山将城市和华北农业中心地带环绕，阻止了沙漠草原对这些地方的侵蚀。
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。
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。
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。
The tiger, the king of the Asian jungle, is disappearing – a victim of poachers, encroaching development, and deforestation.
老虎亚洲的森林之王正在消失，它们成了偷猎者、侵入性的开发、以及乱砍滥伐的牺牲品。
Permanent solutions to encroaching process are mostly illusory or transitory.
永久性解决逐渐蔓延的程序的方案，大多只是自欺欺人或昙花一现。
The National Trust has recently bought the farm to save it from the threat of encroaching building development.
国家托拉斯最遍买下这个农场，使之免于建筑开发侵占的威胁。
Now, there are many more funds to deal with and institutional money is steadily encroaching.
如今，更多的基金出现，机构的资金也正稳步侵入这一地盘。
The federal government is encroaching on a state issue.
联邦政府正逐步插手州内的事务。
She wanted to run, fleeing from the encroaching prairie, demanding the security of a great city.
她想逃离这个咄咄逼人的大草原，到大城市找个栖身之地。