straggling
present participle ofstraggle
| 单词 | straggling |
| 释义 | straggling present participle ofstraggle straggle verb[Iusually+ adv/prep] uk/ˈstræɡ.əl/us/ˈstræɡ.əl/tomoveorspreaduntidilyand insmallnumbersoramounts: I put myhairup because I don't like it straggling down my back. Ayearafter thehurricane,touristsarebeginningto straggle(= come insmallnumbers)back to theregion. Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Spreading and scattering Slow and moving slowly Examplesofstragglingstraggling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This host of course is not normal and showsstraggling. From theCambridge English Corpus It began as astragglinghamlet of two-roomed weatherboard cottages. From theCambridge English Corpus To calculate the specific deposition energy, initial energy spread, energy lossstraggling, and angularstragglingwere also taken into account. From theCambridge English Corpus This analytical code gives the projected range and the rangestragglingof implanted ions as functions of the initial energy of ions for any ion-target combination. From theCambridge English Corpus It is scattered along a trunk road for some 2,240 yards, and there has been no development, apart fromstragglingfrontage development, including a colliery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it prepared to acknowledge that this project should go ahead as it is, withoutstragglingappendages? FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English And some of the new towns do look more likestragglingvillages than towns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thestragglingnature of the buildings here would make it a very heavy burden on the local authority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There unexpectedly hove in sight a very large andstragglingfleet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is this combination of an appearance of astragglingvillage and monotony of building which produces this not altogether satisfactory appearance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To suggest that that isstragglingand ribbon development is going a little far. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But we must put an end to thisstraggling, piecemeal destruction of our beautiful villages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We know that many parishes are verystragglingand a parish might be almost urban in one corner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot afford to let this small island become a mass ofstragglingvillages, one adjacent to the other. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that that is an indication of the sort of little community we are discussing, astragglingvillage along 1·2 miles of road. 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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