usurped
past simple and past participle ofusurp
| 单词 | usurped |
| 释义 | usurped past simple and past participle ofusurp usurp verb[T] formaluk/juːˈzɜːp//juːˈsɜːp/us/juːˈsɝːp//juːˈzɝːp/to takecontrolof apositionofpower,especiallywithout having therightto: Localcontrolis being usurped bycentralgovernment. Politics - general words
Examplesofusurpedusurped In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Such arrangements, enacted without the customary familial negotiations,usurpedthe privileges of parents and their ability to protect their family lineage, stability, and honour. From theCambridge English Corpus Of course, it had not: jobbers had scarcelyusurpedthe managerial hierarchy and displaced the owners. From theCambridge English Corpus The usual flow of reading isusurpedby typological objects, like hurdles on a racetrack or weirs in a river. From theCambridge English Corpus If rights wereusurped, as the critics had predicted, it would provide them pretense for a political comeback. From theCambridge English Corpus European statesusurpedchurch bells for dynastic celebrations, military victories and national festivals. From theCambridge English Corpus One informant knowledgeable in tribal matters told me his uncle hadusurpedthe office from him. From theCambridge English Corpus He frequentlyusurpedthe powers of the commander, to whom he felt superior, especially if the latter was a non-party person. From theCambridge English Corpus A generation later, when a new leadership and often a new regime haveusurpedthe leadership role? From theCambridge English Corpus This right, however, was not seen as one that they had undeservedlyusurpedfor themselves. From theCambridge English Corpus Only now it is singing in duet with another voice, a man's - the very ruler the king hasusurpedand imprisoned. From theCambridge English Corpus These agencies, critics argued, unfairlyusurpedthe power of the judiciary and un12. From theCambridge English Corpus The implied result was an authoritarian state, the bureaucratic machine havingusurpedthe role of the architect. From theCambridge English Corpus Any rule can beusurped, as a strong argument or a compelling discussion will do. From theCambridge English Corpus Heusurpedthe judicial authority by trying capital cases and exerting punishment by death, exile, or confiscation of property of those he disliked or whose property he desired. From theCambridge English Corpus By contrast, some of the more interesting instances of this influence occur when authority has beenusurped, and the weaknesses of individuals are acerbically exploited in pictorial form. 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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