guillotined
past simple and past participle ofguillotine
| 单词 | guillotined |
| 释义 | guillotined past simple and past participle ofguillotine guillotine verb[T] uk/ˈɡɪl.ə.tiːn/us/ˈɡɪl.ə.tiːn/guillotineverb[T](KILL)tocutsomeone'sheadoff using a guillotine: During theFrenchRevolution, thousands ofpeoplewere guillotined. Death penalties
guillotineverb[T](LIMIT)politicsUKspecialized to set afixedtimebefore afinalvotemust be taken on aparticularlawin Parliament: Thebillwas guillotined at thecommitteestage. UK politics: legislation & law-making
Examplesofguillotinedguillotined In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Several of his close relatives, including his older brother, wereguillotined. From theCambridge English Corpus Is it not a fact that we are to be kangarooed under this proposal and to beguillotinedunder a later one? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As usual, the debate wasguillotined, so we had no real opportunity to explore the subject at great length. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Can he confirm that the 1977 legislation was notguillotined? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is unfortunate that the debate has beenguillotined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Often the very big and important measures have been "guillotined" in the other place and much of them has not been properly considered at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole thing will be the usual farce ofguillotineddiscussion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But it would be too high a price to pay for improving the hours if all legislation were to beguillotined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is unreasonable and improper to table a guillotine motion in a way that takes time out ofguillotineddebate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In that regard, we have an advantage over our friends in another place, across the iron carpet, in that our debate cannot beguillotined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We should also remember that in the past, many groups of amendments onguillotinedbills were not discussed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think it wasguillotinedat a much later stage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As you know, it has already been cruellyguillotined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The amendment was just proposed and the vote was taken, because it wasguillotined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 So, we are faced with a plethora of legislation, and we confidently awaitguillotinedtimetables denying it sufficient time for proper consideration. 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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