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en.croachHIN5krEJtF, $-5kroJtFv [I]to approach or take control of (something) gradually or without being noticed(逐步)侵占,侵害,侵犯,蚕食He rejected the charge that his troops had encroached (up)on foreign territory.他否认了有关他的部队逐步侵占别国领土的指责。The National Trust has recently bought the farm to save it from the threat of encroaching building development.国家托拉斯最近买下这个农场,使之免于建筑开发侵占的威胁。Her new play is a political mystery set against a background of encroaching revolution.她的新剧本是一部政治推理剧,以侵害性的革命为背景。
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