encroachment

英 [ɪnˈkrəʊtʃmənt]

美 [ɪnˈkroʊtʃmənt]

n.  侵占; 侵蚀; 蚕食

复数：encroachments　

法律

BNC.14876 / COCA.16225

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 侵占;侵蚀;蚕食
  You can describe the action or process of encroaching on something asencroachment.
  1. It's a sign of the encroachment of commercialism in medicine...
     这是医药界被逐渐商业化的一个的征兆。
  2. The problem was to safeguard sites from encroachment by property development.
     问题是要保护遗址免受房地产开发商的侵占。

英英释义

noun

• influencing strongly
  1. they resented the impingement of American values on European culture
  Synonym:impingementimpact
• entry to another's property without right or permission
  Synonym:trespassviolationintrusionusurpation
• any entry into an area not previously occupied
  1. an invasion of tourists
  2. an invasion of locusts
  Synonym:invasionintrusion

双语例句

• Many business leaders object to what they regard as the growing encroachment by the state and other interest groups on their ability to run the company.
  许多商界领袖认为，政府和其它利益集团正日益削弱他们经营公司的能力，他们反对这种现象。
• Such visible signs of Chinese encroachment will feed the worries of many Europeans.
  这些可见的中国侵入的标识将会助长许多欧洲人的担忧。
• Instead, it looked suspiciously like an attempt to defend a popular local brand after a vigorous internet campaign opposing Coke's encroachment.
  相反，它看上去十分可疑，像是在试图保护一个受欢迎的本土品牌。做出该裁定前，中国网民积极发起了反对可口可乐蚕食汇源的运动。
• In the Holy Land local churches are caught between Israeli encroachment on their property and Islamist bids to monopolise Palestinian life.
  在耶路撒冷圣地，当地的教堂受到两方面的夹击：以色列人对基督教财产的侵蚀和巴勒斯坦人独占耶路撒冷的要求。
• It should be remembered that in the late 1940s the US rejected the creation of an international trade organisation because of fears of encroachment on national sovereignty.
  人们应记得，上世纪40年代末，由于担心国家主权受到侵犯，美国曾拒绝建立一个国际性的贸易组织。
• Human encroachment on these natural sites could also increase the risk of contact with diseased animals.
  人类入侵这些自然地点还可能增加与生病动物接触的风险。
• The news comes amid new evidence of the rapid encroachment of the internet into the public's shopping habits.
  与此同时，有新的证据表明互联网迅速影响了公众的购物习惯。
• India is highly sensitive to Chinese encroachment on its borders.
  印度对中国在边境地区的动作极为敏感。
• I believe that they will be even bigger than the euro itself because they are a significant encroachment on national sovereignty on several levels.
  我认为，它们的影响甚至会超过欧元本身，因为它们在多个层面严重侵蚀了国家主权。
• Article 109 If a person suffers damages from preventing or stopping encroachment on state or collective property, or the property or person of a third party, the infringer shall bear responsibility for compensation, and the beneficiary may also give appropriate compensation.
  第一百零九条因防止、制止国家的、集体的财产或者他人的财产、人身遭受侵害而使自己受到损害的，由侵害人承担赔偿责任，受益人也可以给予适当的补偿。