clobbered
past simple and past participle ofclobber
| 单词 | clobbered |
| 释义 | clobbered past simple and past participle ofclobber clobber verb[T] informaluk/ˈklɒb.ər/us/ˈklɑː.bɚ/clobberverb[T](HIT)tohitsomeone or something hard andrepeatedly: If you do that again, I'll clobber you(one). topunishsomeone: Thegovernmentisproposingnewmeasuresto clobbertaxdodgers. toharmsomeonefinancially: The newsupermarketis really going to clobber thesmalllocalshops. Hitting and beating
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Punishing & punishments Costing too much clobberverb[T](DEFEAT)todefeatcompletely: Thegovernmentclobbered the opposition'sproposals. Winning and defeating
Examplesofclobberedclobbered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. How can small firms survive when such impositions are applied and when they areclobberedby high interest rates and an overvalued pound? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A person who has worked overseas and brought back a lump sum which he has invested isclobbered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have no objection to the profligate and careless councils beingclobbered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those least able to pay are to beclobberedto benefit those who are already on the gravy train. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It hasclobberedthe taxpayer and the small-scale farmer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have a vision of an underground system maximising the benefits that the private sector can bring, with the motorist being managed, notclobbered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The stick has beenclobberedup with glamour and publicity by his predecessor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This year they find themselves being similarlyclobberedby the disappearance of their tax allowances through no fault of their own. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have surely beenclobberedmore than enough already. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is less than the cost of an average fourbedroomed house, and that is the point at which people areclobberedby the clause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is an area which has beenclobberedout of all recognition by redundancies in the steel industry in the last few years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us not forget that the economy wasclobberedwith high interest rates at the end of 1988. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I was about to say that my constituents also said that they did not feel that the miners should beclobbered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not reasonable that under such conditions the self-employed resent the fact that they should beclobberedin this way? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We chose not to take the easy way out, and then we are accused of havingclobberedindustry. 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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