encroach
英 [ɪn'krəʊtʃ; en-]
美 [ɪn'krotʃ]
助记提示
1. crook => croc "hook" => *croach "hook".
2. en- "in" + *croach "hook".
3. => literally "catch with a hook, catch in a hook", hence "seize".
4. => seize wrongfully. => intrude, trespass.
5. 同源词：crook, crotch, crutch, crouch, encroach, crochet, crocket, croquet.
双语例句
- 1. I won't encroach on your time any longer.
- 我不会再占用你的时间了。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. New housing is starting to encroach upon the surrounding fields.
- 新住宅开始延伸到周围的田地.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Any attempt to encroach upon presidential prerogatives in this domain was quickly and firmly resisted.
- 任何试图挑战总统在这个领域的特权的举动都遭到了迅速而坚定的制止。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Traditionally men have compartmentalized their lives, never letting their personal lives encroach upon their professional lives.
- 传统上男人把自己的生活划分清楚，他们不会让私生活影响其工作。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The new institutions do not encroach on political power.
- 新机构没有侵犯到政治权力。
来自辞典例句
