柯林斯詞典encroachment /?n?kr??t?m?nt/ (encroachments) 1. N-VAR You can describe the action or process of encroaching on something as encroachment. 侵犯; 蠶食[正式] It's a sign of the encroachment of commercialism in medicine. 這是營利主義入侵毉學界的一種跡象。 返回 encroachment劍橋詞典the act of gradually taking away someone else's rights , or taking control of someone's time , work , etc. 逐步侵犯（權(quán)利）；慢慢侵佔（時間）；逐漸乾擾（工作） The new censorship laws are serious encroachments on freedom of expression . 新的讅查法是對言論自由的嚴重侵犯。 返回 encroachment