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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。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Controlling and being in charge aggrandize assert your authority assume assumption authoritative cynical get the better of someoneidiom get your hooks into someone/somethingidiom govern guiding principle harness peremptorily peremptory play Godidiom plenipotentiary police slow tame wrangle wrangler
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