blacking
present participle ofblack
| 单词 | blacking |
| 释义 | blacking present participle ofblack black verb[T] uk/blæk/us/blæk/blackverb[T](MAKE DARK)to put a blacksubstanceon something or to make something black: Thesoldiersused to blacktheirfaces. Black, white & grey
blackverb[T](AVOID)UK If atradeunionor otherorganizationblacksgoodsorpeople, itrefusestohandleorworkwith them. Forbidding and banning things
Phrasal verbsblacksomethingout black out black(something)up Examplesofblackingblacking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This five-item measure assessed the frequency of drinking six or more drinks, getting drunk,blackingout, passing out, and getting sick. From theCambridge English Corpus This 5-item measure assessed the frequency of drinking six or more drinks, getting drunk,blackingout, passing out, and getting sick. From theCambridge English Corpus However, we believe that there is another side to the coin: it is the process that the unions call "blacking", which is short for blacklisted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For all practical purposes it can only conduct these campaigns against flags of convenience by, in effect,blackingships. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 People are resentful of secondaryblacking, and are often gravely harmed by it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is whyblackingis so easy to organise and why it has become so terrifyingly insidious in its effect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Blackingduring a strike, or even when there is no industrial dispute, is a delicate and complicated matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It becomes very hard to argue that a considerable element of censorship is not involved in that kind ofblacking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We all know that the industrial practices of picketing andblackingstarted as attempts by trade unionists to counter the overwhelming power of employers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He was referring, of course, to the action ofblackingparticular telephone calls andblackingcertain mail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is because theblackingwould have affected only the stockholder's contracts with other parties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Although they have an emergency procedure, thisblackingincreases the number of those at risk. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Finally, it is worth dwelling just for a moment on the difference betweenblackingand a sympathetic strike. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have expressed my doubts about the effectiveness of the clauses on picketing andblacking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The firm's business is now down to one-fifth of what it was before this unreasonableblacking. 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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