英语词汇“encroaching”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

encroachencroach /ɪnˈkroʊtʃ/ verb [intransitive always + prep.] disapproving

ETYMOLOGYencroach

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French encrochier to seize, from croche hook

VERB TABLE

encroach

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	encroach
	he, she, it	encroaches
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	encroached
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have encroached
	he, she, it	has encroached
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had encroached
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will encroach
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have encroached

Continuous Form
Present	I	am encroaching
	he, she, it	is encroaching
	you, we, they	are encroaching
Past	I, he, she, it	was encroaching
	you, we, they	were encroaching
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been encroaching
	he, she, it	has been encroaching
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been encroaching
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be encroaching
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been encroaching

1to gradually cover or use more of an area so that something is affected or threatened: encroach on/upon something Urban development is encroaching on rural land. gang members who encroach on other gangs’ territory2to gradually take more and more control of someone’s time, possessions, rights, etc.: encroach on/upon She doesn’t allow her political activities to encroach on her writing.—encroaching adjective: The road curved through the encroaching jungle.—encroachment noun [countable, uncountable]