encroaching
adj. 渐渐渗入的
例句
On the one hand, many animals are under pressure from human activity encroaching on their traditional living spaces.
一方面,许多动物承受着人类活动侵占它们传统生存空间的压力。
A hoot owl's mournful cry floated out of the encroaching darkness and Fannie tightened her grip on her mother's hand.
一声猫头鹰的哀鸣从漫涌而来的黑暗中浮出,范妮抓紧了妈妈的手。
But the desert is encroaching on this metropolis.
但是,沙漠正侵蚀着这个大都市。