adumbrated
past simple and past participle ofadumbrate
| 单词 | adumbrated |
| 释义 | adumbrated past simple and past participle ofadumbrate adumbrate verb[T] formaluk/ˈæd.əm.breɪt/us/ˈæd.əm.breɪt/to give only themainfactsand not thedetailsabout something,especiallysomething that willhappenin thefuture: The project'sobjectiveswere adumbrated in thereport. Defining & explaining
Examplesofadumbratedadumbrated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I nearly wrote 'adumbrated', in that last sentence. From theCambridge English Corpus It differs from studies of ideal honour asadumbratedin conduct books and exhortations (for example in the pulpit, or from father to son). From theCambridge English Corpus The conclusion rests on several presumptions, all of themadumbratedin the earlier chapters but here arrayed in support of the hypothesis. From theCambridge English Corpus The interpretation of these political divisions offered here is not new, having been brieflyadumbratedin earlier publications of the author. From theCambridge English Corpus The challengesadumbratedin the course of the discussion would fall from view. From theCambridge English Corpus And while the possible bases of such constructions can only beadumbratedwithin the space of a short article, it is nonetheless instructive to examine some hypotheses. From theCambridge English Corpus Stavrides rehearses exhaustively, as elsewhere in the volume, the various theoriesadumbratedin primary and secondary sources. From theCambridge English Corpus Sharp's version of history, however, rejects theadumbratedform of history known as ' memory ', constructed, as it were, entirely by present concerns. From theCambridge English Corpus Happiness, moreover, is to be understood - in a way alreadyadumbratedin 1776 but now greatly elaborated - in terms of the balance of pleasure over pain. From theCambridge English Corpus And so you got the majority in 1951, and without any real constructive political policy ever having beenadumbratedin advance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On the policy he hasadumbratedand supported this afternoon, is that to be a minimum amount for the future? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nothing useful can be said until the negotiations which areadumbratedin paragraph 26 have gone a little further. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I gratefully acknowledge the courage displayed and the vision shown in the proposals nowadumbrated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly we do not regard the protections which have beenadumbratedso far as coming anywhere near meeting that definition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the first place, it seems urgently necessary to deal with the separation of insurance proper from the national scheme which has beenadumbrated. 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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