Translations for „encroach“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

encroach [ınˈkrəʊtʃ] VB intr

encroach

侵占 qīnzhàn

encroach

侵犯 qīnfàn

encroach on [or upon] sb's liberty

侵犯某人的自由

▶ encroachment N

Usage examples with encroach

encroach on [or upon] sb's liberty

侵犯某人的自由

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The motte was damaged by 19th century quarrying and houses have encroached on the bailey.

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The two have no control over their dreams and as the astral world increasingly encroaches on their real lives they decide to take action.

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Enrollment had increased from an initial 30 students to nearly 300, and the relative isolation of the campus had given way to encroaching development.

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Forts and fortresses are central to the defense of any base and garrisoned troops will open fire on encroaching enemy units or wild animals.

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The pyramids can be made to point inwards; assembly is more difficult but some cases of encroaching can be obviously prevented.

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In the late 20th century, the city encroached ever more on the observatory, which compromised the seeing.

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The main reason for incorporating was to better protect the area from encroaching growth and to preserve the rural character of the neighborhood.

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It was not given protection until as late as the 1960s, by which time the necropolis and city gates had been lost to encroaching development.

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Originally settled around 1840, the town retains its village atmosphere in spite of encroaching suburbia.

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Buildings encroaching over waterways were found to have obstructed water flows.

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