encroach
/ɪŋˈkrəʊtʃ/
- vi.
- 侵犯，侵蚀，蚕食
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- gem
派生
- 英语English
encroach
词源说明
From Middle English encrochen, from Old French encrochier (“to seize”), from Old French en- + croc (“hook”), of Germanic origin. More at crook.
释义
动词verb
- 1transitive, obsoleteto seize, appropriate
- 2intransitiveTo intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory.
- 3intransitiveTo advance gradually beyond due limits.
名词noun
- 1rareEncroachment.