encroachment
n. 侵入,侵犯;侵蚀
复数 encroachments
例句
Bracken fern has been spreading from its woodland strongholds for centuries, but the rate of encroachment into open countryside has lately increased alarmingly throughout northern and western Britain.
蕨类植物已经从它的林地据点向外蔓延了几个世纪,但是最近在整个英国北部和西部,蕨类植物侵入开阔乡村的速度却惊人地增长。
It's a sign of the encroachment of commercialism in medicine.
这是营利主义入侵医学界的一种迹象。
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"We still need to control the encroachment of other development," he said.
“我们需要控制各种开发活动的侵入,”他说。