| 单词 | encroach |
| 释义 | encroach (once / 1111 pages) v To encroach is to overstep your bounds, to take over space or rights that belong to another, like your brother whose mess always encroaches on your side of the room you share. The verb encroach comes from the Old French word encrochier, meaning “seize, fasten on, catch with a hook.” If people slowly take over what belongs to do, they encroach, like people who encroach on your personal space at a crowded concert, or someone whose questions get more and more personal, which encroaches on your privacy. WORD FAMILYencroach: encroached, encroacher, encroaches, encroaching, encroachment+/encroacher: encroachers/encroachment: encroachments USAGE EXAMPLESEuropean populists sought to preserve their national institutions against encroaching Europeanization — a term they use sometimes interchangeably with globalization. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) SAP SE and Oracle Corp. are encroaching on its turf. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) Creationists, for example, dispute the evidence for evolution in fossils and DNA because they are concerned about secular forces encroaching on religious faith. Salon(Dec 26, 2016) 1v advance beyond the usual limit Syn|Hyper impinge, infringe advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress move forward, also in the metaphorical sense 2v impinge or infringe upon Syn|Hyper entrench, impinge, trench take advantage, trespass make excessive use of |
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