pilloried
past simple and past participle ofpillory
| 单词 | pilloried |
| 释义 | pilloried past simple and past participle ofpillory pillory verb[T] uk/ˈpɪl.ər.i/us/ˈpɪl.ɚ.i/toseverelycriticizesomeone,especiallyin apublicway: Althoughregularlypilloried by thepressas anobnoxiousloudmouth, he is,nonetheless, aneffectivepolitician. Disapproving & criticizing
Examplesofpilloriedpilloried In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. So dramatists who fall below the standard of good usage - and here we are clearly dealing with the substandard - must bepilloriedand their influence checked. From theCambridge English Corpus When known, they were shunned, and when detected, they werepilloried. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Their actions have led to the whole sector being publiclypilloried. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I repeat that the only people who would bepilloriedare those of whom something not very honourable would be disclosed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If we had not done it in that way, we should have beenpilloriedfor extravagance in advertising in the wrong place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have mentioned several times the fact that local education authorities do not want to have discretion because they would bepilloriedat local elections. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Why are they to bepilloriedby the likes of you, just because they do their work elsewhere? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This district, which has beenpilloriedto-day, lost 52,130 tons through disputes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A man waspilloriedbecause he made such a shocking mistake as to produce an article cheaply! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That employer, who has previously enjoyed a very good record, is then verballypilloried—because that is the object of it—and is accused of unfair practices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to me wrong that my constituents alone should bepilloriedand penalised with the harsh terms of the injunction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has sometimes beenpilloriedas a party that does not always agree within itself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We were afraid that if we insisted we would bepilloriedup and down the country as friends of the un-genuine workman. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have beenpilloriedfar too often in the newspapers in stories about battered babies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It puts into the hands of grand inquisitors trades which do not deserve to be sopilloried. 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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