| 单词 | encroaching |
| 释义 | encroaching (once / 5713 pages) adj WORD FAMILY encroach: encroached, encroacher, encroaches, encroaching, encroachment+/encroacher: encroachers/encroachment: encroachments USAGE EXAMPLESEuropean populists sought to preserve their national institutions against encroaching Europeanization — a term they use sometimes interchangeably with globalization. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) SAP SE and Oracle Corp. are encroaching on its turf. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) Creationists, for example, dispute the evidence for evolution in fossils and DNA because they are concerned about secular forces encroaching on religious faith. Salon(Dec 26, 2016) adj gradually intrusive without right or permission we moved back from the encroaching tide Syn invasive, trespassing intrusive tending to intrude (especially upon privacy) |
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