plonking
present participle ofplonk
| 单词 | plonking |
| 释义 | plonking present participle ofplonk plonk verb uk/plɒŋk/us/plɑːŋk/plonkverb(PUT DOWN)[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]mainlyUK(USusuallyplunk) to put something downheavilyand without takingcare: Just plonk theshopping(down)onthetable, and come and have acupoftea. Come in and plonkyourselves(down)(=sitdown)anywhereyou like. Placing and positioning an object
plonkverb(INSTRUMENT)[Iusually+ adv/prep](alsoplunk) toplayamusicalinstrument, usually not very well but oftenloudly: I reallyenjoyplonkingawayonthepiano. Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
Examplesofplonkingplonking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The cost of developing land in the older cities is vastly more expensive than taking a green field andplonkinga factory on it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no use announcingplonkingtargets and then planting huge areas insensitively. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The result would involveplonkinga very large and inappropriate development into that very sensitive site in an historic fishing town, which would be to the detriment of the community. 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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