encroach

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ/
頻度
難易度
タグ TOP20000
intransitive verb
R

to gradually take over or infringe upon (someone's rights, space, or privacy)

He never allows work to encroach upon his family life.

彼は決して仕事が家庭生活に侵害することを許可しません。

R

to spread into an area gradually and without permission

The growing town soon encroached on the surrounding countryside.

成長する町はすぐに周囲の田舎地帯に侵害を加えました。

translation

vi. 侵害, 侵食

語形変化

3rd Present encroaches
Past encroached
Perfect encroached
Progressive encroaching