| 单词 | baleful |
| 释义 | baleful adjective literaryuk/ˈbeɪl.fəl/us/ˈbeɪl.fəl/threateningto do somethingbador tohurtsomeone: 恶毒的；威胁的He gave me a balefullook.他恶毒地看了我一眼。 his balefulinfluence他的凶恶势力 Synonym menacing Saddening, shocking and upsetting
Examplesofbalefulbaleful Popular opinion was generally convinced that the factory system had at least somebalefulconsequences. From theCambridge English Corpus These are important questions, for it is only by understanding the origins and nature of the myth that one can begin to disentangle the historical record from itsbalefulinfluence. From theCambridge English Corpus They have indeed sown dragon's teeth, and abalefulcrop will spring up from them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have contributed to an avalanche fall in share prices over the past two years, withbalefulconsequences for people's pensions, life insurance and savings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What had happened by 1939, whilst this vicious monopoly, so-called, was exercising itsbalefulinfluence? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I mention that as an example of thebalefulresults which occur from the existence of this extraordinary, unfortunate, and ill-timed legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is another thing altogether that a country should defy an international moratorium and, bybalefulexample, encourage others to do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That action has hadbalefulconsequences for pensioners ever since. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thebalefuleffects of our membership on this country are plain for everyone to see. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Failure to understand that gives rise to verybalefulconsequences and often grave injustice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Under itsbalefulinfluence, bottom-line accounts matter more than the quality of programmes or the amount of violence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Suddenly the pile moved, there was a groan, and abalefuleye looked out from the top, and disappeared again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It presupposes an attitude which, if the statement be true, throws abalefullight on profit takers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That may be due to thebalefulinfluence of his local authority, which does not consider that housing associations are a way forward. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The history of those thirteen years is littered withbalefulinstances. 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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