banishing
present participle ofbanish
| 单词 | banishing |
| 释义 | banishing present participle ofbanish banish verb[T] uk/ˈbæn.ɪʃ/us/ˈbæn.ɪʃ/tosendsomeone away,especiallyfromtheircountry, and notallowthem to come back: He was banishedtoanuninhabitedislandfor ayear. They were banished(=sentout)fromthelibraryfor making anoise. to getridof somethingcompletely: Try to banish allthoughtsofrevengefromyourmind. Punishing someone by sending them somewhere else
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Removing and getting rid of things Examplesofbanishingbanishing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Again, the dangerousbanishingrituals performed by these high priests of art are obvious only to the non-spectator. From theCambridge English Corpus He takes pride in walking point and assuming the unofficial leadership of his platoon,banishingthe impersonality and randomness of modern war. From theCambridge English Corpus If revealed-preference theory succeeded inbanishinga subjective notion of preference from economics, it would also have to banish beliefs, expectations, and subjective probabilities. From theCambridge English Corpus Either way, invoking the changeling legend to explain such behavior is potentially dangerous, as the traditional method ofbanishinga changeling is to burn it. From theCambridge English Corpus So, after the rationalist tendency in social sciences had more or less succeeded inbanishingidentity and culture, they have now come back with a vengeance. From theCambridge English Corpus It was a great evil because there is nothing more cruel thanbanishinga man from his own people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No one wants war but hate and derogatory remarks such as we have heard to-day will never succeed inbanishingwar between nations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I myself dream ofbanishingthe word unemployment from our vocabulary and this is more than just rhetorical. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We give our staunch support to a policy that outlaws war and military violence,banishingit from the lives of all peoples. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English This idea appealed to the older generation, mainly, as a means ofbanishingwar from our continent. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We wish also to play our part inbanishingdestitution from the civilised world, and the uncivilised world as well, if it comes to that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those new deals, with the minimum wage and the working families tax credit, are important parts ofbanishingchild poverty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot responsibly suggest any way ofbanishingpoverty or anything like that in the present situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In my view, this is a way ofbanishingthe term 'unemployment' from our vocabulary. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English That makes it a singularly inappropriate moment to think ofbanishingreligious education from our schools. 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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