"I am weak," the poor thing answered, in low tones--"but not too weak to stay. I am always weak. Would that I were of your strength and courage. Let me sit down--sister-- here." She touched the divan's cushions with a shaking hand, gazing upward wearily-- perchance remembering that this place seemed ever a sort of throne none other than the hostess queen herself presumed to encroach upon.英文原著 · 《A Lady of Quality》
The English baron in Wales tried to add to his possessions by encroaching on the lands of the Welsh freemen. His estate always remained the same, because it all went to the eldest son, according to what is called primogeniture; their lands, on the other hand, were divided between the sons according to what is called gavelkind. He also, by laws they did not understand, took the waste land--forest and mountain. As one man can more easily watch his interest than many, the baron succeeded; but the freemen felt that they were being robbed.英文原著 · 《A Short History of Wales》
He was always willing to advise me, though I took care never to encroach upon his kindness. He concurred with my views, and advised me to fight shy of sleeping partners. I therefore continued to look out for a working partner. In the end I was fortunate. My friend, Mr. Thomas Jeavons, of Liverpool, having been informed of my desire, made inquiries, and found the man likely to suit me. He furnished him with a letter of introduction to me, which he presented one day at the works. The young man became my worthy partner, Holbrook Gaskell.英文原著 · 《An Autobiography》
Direct action, having proven effective along economic lines, is equally potent in the environment of the individual. There a hundred forces encroach upon his being, and only persistent resistance to them will finally set him free. Direct action against the authority in the shop, direct action against the authority of the law, direct action against the invasive, meddlesome authority of our moral code, is the logical, consistent method of Anarchism.英文原著 · 《Anarchism and Other Essays》
Stop 'er! Good, Owd Un! Ah-h-h, they're in!" And the last sheep reluctantly passed through
--on the stroke of time. A roar went up from the crowd; Maggie's white face turned pink; and the Dalesmen mopped their wet brows. The mob surged forward, but the stewards held them back. "Back, please! Don't encroach! M'Adam'3 to come!"
From the far bank the little man watched the scene.英文原著 · 《Bob Son of Battle》
By ten o'clock the streets were deserted. The oil lamps that had burned, a sickly yellow, at random corners, had been extinguished by some economical civic agent. Coralio lay sleeping calmly between toppling mountains and encroaching sea like a stolen babe in the arms of its abductors. Somewhere over in that tropical darkness--perhaps already threading the profundities of the alluvial lowlands--the high adventurer and his mate were moving toward land's end. The game of Fox-in-the-Morning should be coming soon to its close.英文原著 · 《Cabbages and Kings》
Every encroachment needs to be called out and dealt with.美剧 · 《Billions》
I can help you navigate the toxicity of this male culture which is encroaching on our feminist island.美剧 · 《Sillicon Valley》
What do you think Ricky over here would do If an interloper encroached on his territory?美剧 · 《The Big Bang Theory》
Now, if your neighbors don't have a permit, You can file an official complaint, but if they do have a permit, Then you have to make the case that the balcony constitutes A nuisance, an encumbrance or an encroachment, And you have to decide which, Because they are three totally separate forms.美剧 · 《The Big Bang Theory》
And as they encroach upon the cities, I'll start losing cities here. and as they encroach upon the cities, I'll start losing cities here.演讲 · 《Spore, birth of a game ~ Will Wright》