encroach meaning in English
vi.
(逐渐)侵入，侵犯；侵略，侵占；侵害；侵蚀 (on; upon)。 encroach on [upon] another nation's territory 侵略别国领土。 encroach on [upon] sb.'s right 侵占他人权利。 encroach upon sb.'s time 占用别人时间。 encroach upon the interests of sb. for one's own good 损人利己。
n.
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1.侵入，侵犯，侵害；侵蚀，蚕食。
2.侵占物，(海水的)侵蚀地。
Examples
- It will not encroach on important structures .
它不侵害重要组织。 - One could not encroach upon the other .
彼此互不侵犯。 - That is the conflict between the individual and encroaching civilization .
那是个人与渐渐渗入的文明之间的冲突。 - Gradually his capacious chin encroached upon the borders of the white cravat .
他的广阔的下巴逐渐侵占了白领带的边界。 - She has become to me a web, a fatal emanation, an encroaching dream .
对我说来，她是一张蜘蛛网，一团令人窒息的气体，一个叫我逃不出去的梦。