to begin to affect or use up too much of sb's time, rights, personal life, etc.
I won't encroach on your time any longer.
我不会再占用你的时间了。
He never allows work to encroach upon his family life.
他从不让工作扰乱他的家庭生活。
The growing town soon encroached on the surrounding countryside.
这个不断扩大的城镇不久便将周围的农村变成了市区。
the encroaching tide(= that is coming in)
不断涌向陆地的潮水
1.(逐渐)侵入,侵犯;侵略,侵占;侵害;侵蚀 (on; upon)
1.to gradually take something such as power or authority from someone else
2.to cover more land gradually
3.to gradually reduce the amount of time that someone has available to do what they want to do
1.Despite years of bloody strife, the Western way of life has continued to encroach on Muslims.
虽然经过了多年的血腥冲突，西方的生活方式依然继续侵入穆斯林。
2.Moreover, PR firms are beginning to encroach on territory that used to be the domain of advertising firms, a sign of their increasing clout.
此外，公关公司正开始进军过去属于广告公司的领地，体现了公关公司日益增强的影响力。
3.this company provides the product is Our company develops voluntarily and produces, does not encroach upon any other patent holders.
本公司提供的产品均为我公司自行开发和生产，不侵犯任何其他专利权人。
4."NO HUMAN authority" , wrote Balzac, "can encroach upon the power of an investigating judge; nothing can stop him; no one can control him. "
作家巴尔扎克写道：“没有人性的权威可以侵犯调查法官的权力，没有什么可以阻止它，没有人可以控制它。”
5.That, Turner theorizes, might have finally given humans the edge, allowing them to encroach further into land thick with hyenas.
Turner推理道，那也许会最终给人类以一种优势，使他们能进一步地占据鬣狗密集活动的土地。
6.The irony in his proposal is that such a guest-worker programme would necessarily encroach upon a federal prerogative.
讽刺的是，犹他州的这项外籍劳工计划将必然侵犯联邦特权。
7.This shows that, non-tradable shareholders can use the control right to encroach on the minority shareholders during the entire circulation.
这说明，全流通过程中大股东依然可以利用控制权侵害中小股东利益。
8.Therefore, some civil subjects often encroach on others'personal information for commercial gain or other purposes.
因此，某些民事主体常为商业利益或其他目的而侵犯他人的个人信息。
9.Yang Hong sues Minister Zheng the reason is its opinion is a suspect to encroach upon her right of reputation.
杨鸿状告郑部长的理由是其言论涉嫌侵犯自己的名誉权。
10.Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless.
不可挪移古时的地界，也不可侵入孤儿的田地。