clobbering
present participle ofclobber
| 单词 | clobbering |
| 释义 | clobbering present 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
Examplesofclobberingclobbering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They have a means of access, even if it is only by myclobberingthe authority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is notclobberingworkers; it is the essence of social democracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Any apparently nondescript sentence could mean aclobberingfor people anywhere in the country—and we heard quite a few nondescript sentences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Would not a policy ofclobberingsavers with an investment surcharge reduce savings and so reduce the pool of available investment capital for manufacturing industry? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Not all of them believe inclobbering16 to 18-year-olds and their families. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Unlike other private companies, its monopoly position enables it to make good its losses byclobberingthe travelling public. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He is more concerned withclobberingthe local authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The first is theclobberingthat the area has had in the form of unemployment in the past 12 months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What is the point of helping them with local authority mortgages and thenclobberingthem with the present level of interest rates? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They take their revenge byclobberingthe weak, the elderly and disabled while capitulating to the strong. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are increasing inflation, decreasing manufacturing investment andclobberingevery home buyer in the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The truth is that top-rate tax cuts have become a new and more effective way ofclobberingthe rich. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The sick are taking aclobbering, not just once, not just twice, not just thrice, but four times. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is little point inclobberinghonest fishermen if there are no instruments to stop predators at sea. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English However, in practice, he isclobberingenterprise through increased taxation. 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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