conscripted
past simple and past participle ofconscript
| 单词 | conscripted |
| 释义 | conscripted past simple and past participle ofconscript conscript verb[T] mainlyUKuk/kənˈskrɪpt/us/kənˈskrɪpt/(USusuallydraft)toforcesomeone toservein anarmyor one of a country'sarmedforces: He was conscriptedintothearmyat theageof 18.
Joining or leaving the army
Examplesofconscriptedconscripted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I wanted government policy to ensure that sterling maintained confidence in the market without supportconscriptedunder an exchange rate mechanism. From theCambridge English Corpus Overall, less than half of thoseconscriptedreturned to their towns and villages. From theCambridge English Corpus They have described how different modalities of veneration have beenconscriptedfor this task. From theCambridge English Corpus The picture here is more complex: until the summer of 1942, the police were recruited from volunteers, but after that pointconscripted. From theCambridge English Corpus Everyone isconscriptedinto a linear system of measurement in order to make the cyclical replacement more precise, with no conscientious objection tolerated. From theCambridge English Corpus As such, they were readilyconscriptedinto stinging critiques of late-capitalist cultural decline. From theCambridge English Corpus Their fate can be compared with that of women whose husbands wereconscriptedinto the army. From theCambridge English Corpus A large number of workers in retailing and other service industries wereconscriptedfor compulsory work in arms plants. From theCambridge English Corpus John argues powerfully that in the face of the 'corporate construction of childhood', children are hostages, 'conscriptedinto consumption and rendered powerless in powerful ways'. From theCambridge English Corpus Brutal treatment, malnourishment, and disease produced catastrophic death tolls amongconscriptedsoldiers. From theCambridge English Corpus He stated that since a large number of young men were nowconscriptedinto the army, anyone holding his office was bound to consider such issues. From theCambridge English Corpus Nor could pastoral warriors in early colonial conditions be easily compelled to provide revenue in kind throughconscriptedlabour, though some roads and administrative outposts were built in this way. From theCambridge English Corpus Betzig further argues that none of the models considers the possibility thatconscriptedboundaries may make alternative options to giving nonviable. From theCambridge English Corpus The treatment of convicts in prison andconscriptedsoldiers in the armed forces is still largely inhuman and in effect often amounts to slavery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theconscriptedelement should only be added to it in brigades, regiments or companies, quite separate and distinct from it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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