| 词汇 | encroach-on-upon |
| 释义 | encroach on/upon somethingphrasal 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。 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 You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Spreading and scattering |
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