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encroach on/upon something
phrasal verb with encroachverbuk /ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ/ us /ɪnˈkroʊtʃ/
to gradually take away someone else's rights, or to take control of someone's time, work, etc.: 逐步侵犯（权利）；慢慢侵占（时间）；逐渐干扰（工作）
What the company is proposing encroaches on the rights of individuals.公司打算做的这件事侵犯了个人的权利。
I resent it that my job is starting to encroach on my family life.我的工作开始占据本来属于我家庭生活的时间，我很讨厌这一点。
to gradually cover more and more of an area of land: 侵蚀，蚕食（土地）
They have promised that the development will not encroach on public land.他们已经承诺这个开发项目不会侵占公共土地。
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