steamrollered
past simple and past participle ofsteamroller
| 单词 | steamrollered |
| 释义 | steamrollered past simple and past participle ofsteamroller steamroller verb[T] informaluk/ˈstiːmˌrəʊ.lər/us/ˈstiːmˌroʊ.lɚ/to usegreatforceeither to make someone do something or on something to make ithappenor besuccessful: He steamrollered theplanthrough thecommittee. Ihatebeing steamrolleredinto doingsomething I don'twantto. Causing somebody to act
Examplesofsteamrolleredsteamrollered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. These provisions are to besteamrolleredthrough without adequate discussion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have now been told that we are so short of that precious commodity, time, that our debate has to besteamrollered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 By that undemocratic procedure, the measure wassteamrolleredthrough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I must protest that a series of technical amendments is beingsteamrolleredthrough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 By virtue of being moderate and trying to encourage some restraint, we shall besteamrollered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, theysteamrolleredthe decision through and imposed it on areas that did not want it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The report has been pro- duced by the "rolling chairmen", and no doubt their proposals could besteamrolleredinto effect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that he had not space in the hangars, and hesteamrolleredthe lot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To suggest that we have not given time to authorities, that we havesteamrolleredor are rushing this through is an arrant piece of nonsense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Too often planners aresteamrolleredinto developments which exploit cheaper waterside land and result in nothing but slabs of wall facing the waterway. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That procedure means only that, perhaps late at night, a major change will be brought forward and besteamrolleredthrough without discussion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not fair to suggest that this proposal has beensteamrolleredthrough without the mining industry being aware of the situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe, however, that teachers will allow themselves to besteamrolleredin this fashion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We normally understand the word "streamlining" in that context as meaning beingsteamrollered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not sit back gently and besteamrollered; we are bigger and more important than that. 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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