Wild plants encroached on the farm.
野草侵占了农田。
Choose the best synonym for the word “encroach” in the following sentence: As the neighboring buildings continued to be constructed, they began to encroach upon the park, reducing its available green space.
B — intrude. “encroach” means v. invade, intrude
New buildings slowly began to ______ on the old forest's quiet edge.
D — encroach. “encroach” means v. invade, intrude
encroach — v. invade, intrude. In Chinese: 侵占，侵蚀.
encroach is pronounced /ɪnˈkroʊtʃ/. It breaks into 2 syllables: en · croach.
Wild plants encroached on the farm. (野草侵占了农田。)
invade, trespass — all close in meaning to encroach (v. invade, intrude).
Yes. encroach appears on the iSEE Vocab Middle list, which covers 672 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
encroach (infringe upon)