vilified
past simple and past participle ofvilify
单词 | vilified |
释义 | vilified past simple and past participle ofvilify vilify verb[T] formaluk/ˈvɪl.ɪ.faɪ/us/ˈvɪl.ə.faɪ/to say or writeunpleasantthings about someone or something, inordertocauseotherpeopleto have abadopinionof them: He was vilified by thepressasamonster. Compare revileformal Damaging reputation
Examplesofvilifiedvilified In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Now that madrasahs are filling some of the unmet demand for schooling, they have been repeatedlyvilified. From theCambridge English Corpus In fact, theyvilifiedthe international market to such an extent that foreign military threats and hostile foreign diplomacy became insignificant. From theCambridge English Corpus It was both celebrated as "picturesque" andvilifiedas a source of contamination. From theCambridge English Corpus Critics of state policy werevilifiedin the media as traitors. From theCambridge English Corpus The materials examined allow tentative judgements about a group which has beenvilifiedin the historiography of the subject. From theCambridge English Corpus Bramsbury's depiction does not suggest an idyllic, temperate working class who were unfairlyvilifiedby the press and higher classes. From theCambridge English Corpus She would bevilifiedin the press. From theCambridge English Corpus She will bevilifiedin the press. From theCambridge English Corpus They were traduced,vilified, mocked—every conceivable thing was said about them; but it worked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was thenvilifiedin the press because it had taken up an issue relating to safety and quality control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Certain members of the community have beenvilifiedby pernicious legislation, and this should be an opportunity for us to remove it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no argument that we should be lessvilifiedand more comfortable and happy in every way if we stopped. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Lawyers in this country, as in many others, arevilifiedday by day because of the obsessional media interest in what they earn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not seek an investigation so that people can bevilified. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That shows that the commission is a good and humane body which should not bevilified. 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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