beefed
past simple and past participle ofbeef
| 单词 | beefed |
| 释义 | beefed past simple and past participle ofbeef beef verb[I] informaluk/biːf/us/biːf/tocomplain: He was beefingabouthaving to do theshopping. Synonyms bellyacheinformal grouseinformal squawk Complaining
Phrasal verbbeefsomethingup Examplesofbeefedbeefed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. If this product does catch on as a teaching aid (as the concept deserves to do), then maybe its content could bebeefedup progressively in subsequent editions. From theCambridge English Corpus Why on earth is it notbeefedup now, without further delay? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I want the scheme to help farmers to improve hedgerows to bebeefedup and made much more effective. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The second recommendation that was rejected was that the health warning should bebeefed-up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These studies concluded that the nutritional quality of school meals needed to bebeefedup. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I agree with those who say that local access forums have to bebeefedup. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Local councils' trading standards departments have to bebeefedup so that that aspect of the legislation can be effective. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The benefit will have to bebeefedup again in the autumn to keep pace with inflation and people's genuine and reasonable aspirations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe, however, that anybeefed-up registry is a satisfactory method of dealing with fraud. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The directive could, of course, have been still better andbeefedup even more, for example as far as the timetables are concerned. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English In the other place, the commissioner's powers werebeefedup so that they could initiate inquiries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he give us a guarantee that wages councils will bebeefedup to deal with injustices? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has neverbeefedabout it until now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Contrary to what has sometimes been suggested, evenbeefed-up business representation on learning and skills councils is not a magic wand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If the sense required to bebeefed-up a bit by funds and so on for the authorities, that would not be such a bad thing. 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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