encroachment
n ~ (on/upon sth) (fml 文)
(a) [U] action of encroaching 侵入; 侵害; 侵占
I resent the encroachment on my time. 我讨厌别人侵占我的时间.
(b) [C] thing gained by encroaching 侵占或侵害之物
encroachments made by the sea upon the land 海水对陆地的侵蚀之处.
🗣️ 情景例句
This dictionary is more useful than I expected.
这字典比我所预期的更有用。
There are more foolish buyers than foolish sellers.
愚蠢的买主多鱼愚蠢的卖主。
One wonders also why Nature, with some snakes, concocted poison of such extreme potency.