encroach

🇬🇧/ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ/ 🇺🇸/ɪnˈkroʊtʃ/📚 15919 1托福
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
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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。