encroachment
英[eŋ'krəʊtʃm(ə)nt]
美[ɪn'krotʃmənt]
- n. 侵入，侵犯；侵蚀
英英释意
- 1. any entry into an area not previously occupied;
- "an invasion of tourists"
- "an invasion of locusts"
- 2. entry to another's property without right or permission
- 3. influencing strongly;
- "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"