jettisoning
present participle ofjettison
| 单词 | jettisoning |
| 释义 | jettisoning present participle ofjettison jettison verb[T] uk/ˈdʒet.ɪ.sən/us/ˈdʒet̬.ə.sən/to getridof something or someone that is notwantedorneeded: Thestationhas jettisonededucationalbroadcasts. todecidenot to use anideaorplan: We've had to jettisonourtripbecause of David'saccident. tothrowgoods,fuel, orequipmentfrom ashiporaircraftto make itlighter: Thecaptainwasforcedto jettison thecargoand make anemergencylanding. Removing and getting rid of things
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Refusing & rejecting Examplesofjettisoningjettisoning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. We should scrutinize these beliefs and look for possible reasons forjettisoningthem. From theCambridge English Corpus It is a clear case where examining sentences andjettisoningthe people who produce them and their contexts of production is inadequate. From theCambridge English Corpus Jettisoningsome might be more costly in terms of the intuitive plausibility of grievance legal moralism thanjettisoningothers. From theCambridge English Corpus But this seems a wiser way thanjettisoninga course of moral reasoning based upon a couple of counterexamples. From theCambridge English Corpus There is good coverage of old and new themes withoutjettisoningthe former or over-privileging the latter. From theCambridge English Corpus Although phonemicism continues to pervade much work on phonological disorder and acquisition, the recent literature bears increasing witness to the advantages ofjettisoningit in favour of non-linearity. From theCambridge English Corpus While the modernist theorising ignored its embodied experience in order to emphasise its political significance, a fuller insight will not be secured byjettisoningwider power relationships. From theCambridge English Corpus Dagan's arguments do not actually depend onjettisoningthe traditional categories of private law. From theCambridge English Corpus They are nowjettisoningthose doctrines very fast, which gives some hope for progress. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no incentive forjettisoningfuel illegally—it is an expensive commodity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If the 1948 provisions are swept aside, we shall bejettisoningthe separate valuation of sites which was beginning under the formulae. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Now we are throwing them over,jettisoningthem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Similar arguments could be adduced forjettisoningthe welfare milk scheme, too. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that we are in danger ofjettisoningan activity which we are extremely good at. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that, with two or three notable exceptions in the fighter class, we arejettisoningour efforts on future supersonic fighters and supersonic bombers. 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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