impounding
present participle ofimpound
| 单词 | impounding |
| 释义 | impounding present participle ofimpound impound verb[T] uk/ɪmˈpaʊnd/us/ɪmˈpaʊnd/If thepoliceimpound something thatbelongsto you, they take it away because you havebrokenthelaw: Thepoliceimpoundedcarsand otherpersonalpropertybelongingto thedrugdealers. Thevehiclewas impounded bycustoms. Compare confiscate Taking things away from someone or somewhere
Examplesofimpoundingimpounding In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. These depictions, like all tropes, are analyticallyimpounding. From theCambridge English Corpus Secondly, there is theimpoundingreservoir; and then, thinly, there is the use of rivers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that most of the water undertakers who are extracting andimpoundingwater will be pumping on some 200 days. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is what they have spent inimpoundingwater. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I said that it was not in the public interest to disclose the reasons forimpoundingthe passport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was interesting to hear the different agencies describe honestly some of the problems that they have with searching andimpounding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall say more about penalties later, but particular aspects ofimpoundingare not the same as penalties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I can only assume that in his view there was an excess of communication between theimpoundingauthorities and his motor car. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Whispers have reached me that there may be some reluctance to proceed with theimpoundingof vehicles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall not follow their example in advocating the confiscation forever of the fly tippers' vehicles, but theimpoundingof vehicles is an important sanction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that it is concerned about the cost of theimpoundingreservoirs which are to be constructed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Neither part of this area would, in fact, be the scene of spectacular works ofimpoundingor regulating the rivers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I come now to the way in which existing rights of abstraction andimpoundingare treated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There should be noimpoundinguntil we can see how the problems that the barrage will create can be solved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Obviously, it is the licence to abstract water which must come first in order beforeimpoundingworks are authorised. 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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