impairing
present participle ofimpair
| 单词 | impairing |
| 释义 | impairing present participle ofimpair impair verb[T] uk/ɪmˈpeər/us/ɪmˈper/tospoilsomething or make itweakerso that it is lesseffective: Arecurringkneeinjurymay have impaired hischancesofwinningthetournament. Damaging and spoiling
Examplesofimpairingimpairing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The saturation of soil with waste-water led to increasing concentrations of harmful metallic and organic substances therebyimpairingthe quality of ground water. From theCambridge English Corpus Households and enterprises are thus prompted into accounting for environmental costs in their plans, programmes and budgets withoutimpairingthe allocative efficiency of the market. From theCambridge English Corpus Mental disorders were often co-morbid andimpairing, and generally more prevalent among females. From theCambridge English Corpus We suggest that studying a more parsimonious case definition -impairingchronic fatigue not due to a known cause - would represent a way forward. From theCambridge English Corpus This would be a stable aspect of the architecture; changing it would entailimpairingvisual recognition abilities and changing the cognitive architecture. From theCambridge English Corpus Four such pieces of information can potentially become available withoutimpairingperformance. From theCambridge English Corpus They are often encumbered by external constraints in the form of peer pressure, poverty, andimpairingsocial circumstances. From theCambridge English Corpus In normal circumstances, as singers will know, this is not advisable for reasons of vocal health, and the danger ofimpairingsubsequent precision and clarity. From theCambridge English Corpus These procedures were performed as quickly as possible to avoidimpairingthe developmental capacity of fertilised ova and embryos. From theCambridge English Corpus At the simplest level, direct pharmacological effects of the substance might be performanceimpairing. From theCambridge English Corpus It is probably due to an energetic failure, which leads to a transmembrane gradient collapse,impairingglutamate transport to uptake, leading to late cell death. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, fatigue is a very common symptom,impairingsignificantly an elderly patient's quality of life, and yet traditionally receives less attention. From theCambridge English Corpus Smart product design can be achieved with the aid of optimization and intelligent concepts to facilitate assembly task withoutimpairingthe function of final products. From theCambridge English Corpus It appears to enhance our awareness of the environment, both physical and human, by the correct stimulation of our senses and a gradual bodily adaptation withoutimpairingcomfort. From theCambridge English Corpus It is important to appreciate that they may present rather subtly in an older patient who may have pre-existing pathology,impairingeither cognitive function or mobility. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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