encroachment

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈkrəʊtʃmənt/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈkrəʊtʃmənt/
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noun
R

The act of gradually taking over or using more of something that belongs to someone else.

The encroachment of technology into our personal lives is a growing concern.

技术对我们个人生活的逐渐侵占是一个日益增长的担忧。

R

The process of gradually occupying more space or territory.

The encroachment of the forest into the village was a slow but steady process.

森林向村庄的逐渐侵占是一个缓慢但稳定的过程。

translation

n. 侵占

词形变化

Plural encroachments