| 单词 | encroach |
| 释义 | encroach —encroacher, n. /en krohch"/, v.i. 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. 2. to trespass upon the property, domain, or rights of another, esp. stealthily or by gradual advances. [1275-1325; ME encrochen < AF encrocher, OF encrochier to catch hold of, seize, equiv. to en- EN-1 + -crochier, v. deriv. of croc hook < Gmc; see CROOKED, CROOK] Syn. 1, 2. See trespass. |
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