encroaching

/ɪnˈkrəʊtʃɪŋ/📚 33368雅思托福GREgmatsat
If something encroaches on a place, it spreads and takes over more and more of that place. 蚕食

adjective [原级]渐渐渗入的

On the one hand, many animals are under pressure from human activity encroaching on their traditional living spaces.
一方面,许多动物承受着人类活动侵占它们传统生存空间的压力。

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Lesson21 Williams S. Hart and the early 'Western' film encroaching 形容词: 渐渐渗入的
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A hoot owl's mournful cry floated out of the encroaching darkness and Fannie tightened her grip on her mother's hand. 一声猫头鹰的哀鸣从漫涌而来的黑暗中浮出,范妮抓紧了妈妈的手。
But the desert is encroaching on this metropolis. 但是,沙漠正侵蚀着这个大都市。