impersonating
present participle ofimpersonate
| 单词 | impersonating |
| 释义 | impersonating present participle ofimpersonate impersonate verb[T] uk/ɪmˈpɜː.sən.eɪt/us/ɪmˈpɝː.sən.eɪt/tointentionallycopyanother person'scharacteristics, such astheirbehaviour,speech,appearance, orexpressions,especiallyto makepeoplelaugh: She's the woman who impersonates all thecelebritieson TV. toattempttodeceivesomeone bypretendingthat you are anotherperson: He wasfinedfor impersonating apoliceofficer. Copying and copies
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Fraud & corruption Cheating & tricking Examplesofimpersonatingimpersonating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The same procedure, of course, accounts for the generation of genderlects in acting,impersonating, and other kinds of role-playing. From theCambridge English Corpus I propose that the adoption of unmarked elements in the appellative phrases of women rulers might also be a form ofimpersonatingmasculine rulership. From theCambridge English Corpus But he does this byimpersonatinghis opposite, as though his arrival were to continue rather than finish the game. From theCambridge English Corpus All that kind of information can be obtained from a local authority office byimpersonatinga police officer, and this does happen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The show consisted, of course, of menimpersonatingwomen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We know that there is always a possibility of someoneimpersonatinganother. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Apparently it is proposed to introduce a new criminal offence ofimpersonatinga barrister. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be a danger in future from peopleimpersonatingthem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In eight of these incidents forms were stolen from enumerators or collected by peopleimpersonatingenumerators. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have known cases of men of this typeimpersonatingpolice officers in order to get information. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is why these people were convicted and fined £11,000 forimpersonatingofficers of the police. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I recall someone in my constituency being sentenced to six months in prison a few years ago forimpersonatinga voter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The penalty forimpersonatinga police officer is severe. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a totally pointless question in order to stop peopleimpersonatingothers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I wish to prevent a personimpersonatingthe accountant. 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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