waging
present participle ofwage
| 单词 | waging |
| 释义 | waging present participle ofwage wage verb[T] formaluk/weɪdʒ/us/weɪdʒ/tofightawarororganizeaseriesofactivitiesinordertoachievesomething: Doesn't thepresidentneedCongress'permissionto wagewaronanothercountry? They've been waging alongcampaigntochangethelaw. Fighting
Examplesofwagingwaging In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Neither nation, accordingly, prepared for total war nor possessed adequate plans forwagingit. From theCambridge English Corpus Literacy is both a requisite skill forwagingwar and, finally, an inadequate one. From theCambridge English Corpus By rejecting unrestricted rewrite rules and by moving continually to constrain the shape of grammar, generativists have beenwagingtheir own war against mere stipulation. From theCambridge English Corpus They have wanted war, they have beenwagingit upon us for three years, but in a clandestine, hypocritical, roundabout manner. From theCambridge English Corpus Physicians, especially psychiatrists, have beenwagingwar on autonomy for more than 200 years. From theCambridge English Corpus The democratic space created and expanded by multipartyism has, however, provided new opportunities forwagingthe war against corruption. From theCambridge English Corpus In the same way an organizationwagingwar against the government will belong to the set even if they sell timber or animal products for purchase of arms. From theCambridge English Corpus Habsburg generals barely mentioned it or dismissed propaganda as a dishonourable method ofwagingwar. From theCambridge English Corpus But if we look behind his words, and turn to analyse how he or his opponents actually behaved whilewagingtheir lawsuits we find an alternative explanation. From theCambridge English Corpus We can map the field of anti-ageing by exploring the diverse professional groups that present themselves as 'wagingwar' on old age - as challenging the inevitability of ageing. From theCambridge English Corpus There is no point inwaginga conflict of competence at someone else's expense. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English They arewagingwhat can be described only as a doctrinaire vendetta against council housing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We should never forget thatwaginga war on a civilian population, expelling the inhabitants and looting and destroying property are all war crimes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was not a method ofwagingwar; indeed, it was counterproductive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Forgery was recognised at the time as a legitimate means ofwagingwar. 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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