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
I care about people, not things.
我关心人, 而不是东西。
Who undertakes many things at once, seldom does anything well.
许多事情同时干,一件事也办不成。
Jasper has put up 'No Parking' signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect.