tres·pass

verb

/ˈtrespəs/

/ˈtrespæs/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they trespass	/ˈtrespəs/ /ˈtrespæs/
he / she / it trespasses	/ˈtrespəsɪz/ /ˈtrespæsɪz/
past simple trespassed	/ˈtrespəst/ /ˈtrespæst/
past participle trespassed	/ˈtrespəst/ /ˈtrespæst/
-ing form trespassing	/ˈtrespəsɪŋ/ /ˈtrespæsɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive] trespass (on something) to enter land or a building that you do not have permission or the right to enter擅自进入，非法侵入（他人的土地或建筑物）
- He told me I was trespassing on private land.他说我在擅闯私人土地。
- The sign on the fence said ‘No trespassing’.栅栏上的牌子上写着“禁止侵入”。
Topics Crime and punishmentc2
[intransitive] (old use) to do something wrong做错事

Word OriginMiddle English (in sense (2)): from Old French trespasser ‘pass over, trespass’, trespas ‘passing across’, from medieval Latin transpassare (see trans- and the verb pass).

tres·pass

noun

/ˈtrespəs/

/ˈtrespæs/

[uncountable, countable] the act or crime of entering land or a building that you do not have permission or the right to enter擅自进入，非法侵入（他人的土地或建筑物）Topics Crime and punishmentc2
[countable] (old use) something that you do that is morally wrong罪过 synonym sin

Word OriginMiddle English (in sense (2)): from Old French trespasser ‘pass over, trespass’, trespas ‘passing across’, from medieval Latin transpassare (see trans- and the verb pass).