persecuting
present participle ofpersecute
| 单词 | persecuting |
| 释义 | persecuting present participle ofpersecute persecute verb[T] uk/ˈpɜː.sɪ.kjuːt/us/ˈpɝː.sɪ.kjuːt/totreatsomeoneunfairlyorcruellyover alongperiodoftimebecause oftheirrace,religion, orpoliticalbeliefs, or toannoysomeone byrefusingtoleavethemalone: Religiousminoritieswere persecuted andmassacredduring the ten-yearregime. Hislatestfilmis about theexperienceof being persecutedforbeinggay. Ever since thenewsbrokeabout herdivorce, she has been persecuted by thetabloidpress. Synonym oppress Treating people or animals badly
Examplesofpersecutingpersecuting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. So why are wepersecutinghuntsmen and huntswomen? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, they are harassing,persecutingand hounding the unemployed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is by attracting those who have capital and managerial and executive ability, encouraging them, instead ofpersecutingand vilifying them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They should bring them back into use beforepersecutingpeople in the private sector. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I was accused ofpersecutinga railwayman's widow in just such circumstances as have been described. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have thrived under persecution for the past 100 years, and we must be allowed to go onpersecutingthem—for their own enjoyment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In my view speed enforcement is not aboutpersecutingmotorists, as some of the more extreme commentators suggest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It makes them feel that the people who arepersecutingthem are their immediate enemies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They can see a difference between that andpersecutingminorities, banning dissent or unpopular opinions and undermining our traditional rights and freedoms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The only evidence given came from thosepersecutingand prosecuting him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no goodpersecutingthose people: they must be offered the chance of a legitimate life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They thought, and often quite correctly, that the persons they werepersecutingwere a small minority, ignorant and defiled by many faults and infirmities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Asylum seekers may well have escaped from apersecutingor life-threatening country only by concealing or embellishing the bare truth of their situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us clear up our minds and cease frompersecutingthis unfortunate and despised race. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Another reason why people frequent clubs is that they avoid the sometimespersecutingattentions of landlords. 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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