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encroaching

/en-krohch/US // ɛnˈkroʊtʃ //UK // (ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ) //

侵占,渐进式,渐进式的,蚕食

Related Words

intrude闯入,侵扰,闯入者,侵入infringe侵权,侵权行为,违犯,侵占trespass闯入,擅入,擅闯,侵入usurp侵占,篡夺,僭越,篡改horn in喇叭声中,喇叭声在,喇叭在,喇叭声中的impinge冲撞了,冲撞,影响到overstep逾越,逾越了,僭越,超出crash崩溃,碰撞,撞车,崩盘arrogate傲慢的,嚣张,傲慢无礼,傲慢intervene介入,插手,插手干预,干预interpose插话,穿插,插队,穿插进行interfere干扰,干涉,干预,干擾trench壕沟,沟渠,沟槽,沟壑appropriate适当的,适当,恰当的,适宜的entrench巩固,夯实,纠缠,巩固巩固meddle干涉,搀和,搀杂,搀扶barge in闯入,闯进来的,闯进来的人butt in对接,对接在,对接中,插嘴muscle in肌肉在,肌肉中的,肌肉中,中的肌肉squeeze in挤入,挤进,挤进去,挤在一起

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; make gradual inroads: A dictatorship of the majority is encroaching on the rights of the individual.
    • : to trespass upon the property, domain, or rights of another, especially stealthily or by gradual advances.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbinvade another's property, business
Synonyms
horn in喇叭声中,喇叭声在,喇叭在,喇叭声中的impinge冲撞了,冲撞,影响到infringe侵权,侵权行为,违犯,侵占intrude闯入,侵扰,闯入者,侵入trespass闯入,擅入,擅闯,侵入usurp侵占,篡夺,僭越,篡改appropriate适当的,适当,恰当的,适宜的arrogate傲慢的,嚣张,傲慢无礼,傲慢crash崩溃,碰撞,撞车,崩盘entrench巩固,夯实,纠缠,巩固巩固interfere干扰,干涉,干预,干擾interpose插话,穿插,插队,穿插进行intervene介入,插手,插手干预,干预meddle干涉,搀和,搀杂,搀扶overstep逾越,逾越了,僭越,超出trench壕沟,沟渠,沟槽,沟壑barge in闯入,闯进来的,闯进来的人butt in对接,对接在,对接中,插嘴elbow in肘部在,肘关节在,肘部make inroads取得进展,进攻,进军,进展muscle in肌肉在,肌肉中的,肌肉中,中的肌肉put two cents in投桃报李,插一句话,插一句squeeze in挤入,挤进,挤进去,挤在一起stick nose into探头,鼻孔朝天,伸手不见五指,碰巧的是work in工作在,工作于,工作在在,工作在一个worm in虫子在,蠕虫在,蜗牛在,蜗居在

Examples

  • Yet even with that information in hand, the report’s unidentified author expressed concern that the FBI might be encroaching on free speech rights.

  • If we allow the principle of digital sovereignty to encroach further, cloud service providers will be bound by national interests, and consumers will bear significant costs.

  • I began to miss rural Pennsylvania as the pandemic encroached into summer.

  • The flexibility did carry an occasional side effect of home life encroaching on the working world, and vice versa, often providing a uniquely 2020 kind of amusement.

  • The timing of the regulatory changes proposed by Beijing was a statement unto itself, since it encroached on Singles Day, the ultimate showcase of Alibaba’s sway.

  • The parallels Hong Kong readers find between the encroaching Titans and China have made it a huge success there.

  • “Scorched earth,” historically, means destroying land to deprive the encroaching enemy of its use.

  • “I realized these rude people were encroaching upon my personal life—my own fault, mind you—for opening the door,” he said.

  • When he falls in love with human Grace, he must fight the encroaching winter and the change it will bring.

  • Or will this encroaching uneasiness with Obama stay limited to this one snapshot in time in this one Southern state?

  • Mr. Campbell smiled and said, "she is encroaching on your goodness already, Madam, and would bring all my family with her."

  • Encroaching upon functions of subordinates prohibited; orders to be definite.

  • The dense shadows as yet unconquered by the encroaching whiteness gave the Campagna the aspect of a desert.

  • Islam has neither intention nor design of encroaching upon the spiritual preserves of Christendom.

  • In no long time after this the town was wholly absorbed by the encroaching waters.

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