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 nearly 700 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
encroach (infringe upon)